Ming Shan: 81-year-old herbal mutton soup recipe with tender meat & offals by 3rd-gen hawker [Video]

Rarely do my folks and I venture into the realm of lamb, fearing its potential gaminess. But guess what? Our first dive at mutton soup was at Lao Wu Ji Mutton Soup, which unexpectedly blew our socks off. Now, we’re wondering if Ming Shan at

Chinatown Complex Market and Food Centre can match up or if we’ll be left disappointed— I promise, no biasness!

While chatting with the 3rd-gen owner, I found out that the current stall has been around for over 40 years, having relocated once within the same food centre. Back in 1943, The business began its journey at Thong Chai Medical Institution.

Following an 81-year-old recipe, the broth is boiled for nearly 3 hours, involving over 11 types of Chinese herbs. I was trying my best to decipher the Chinese words on the signboard which stated the benefits of consuming herbal mutton soup. They include treating insomnia and boosting your ‘qi‘ (hopefully, …