Kacang puteh, translated as “white nuts,” refers to the once-prevalent practice in Singapore of street vendors hawking boiled and roasted nuts and legumes as well as assorted fried snacks.

His kacang puteh stall was given a new lease of life when it began operations at its new location in Toa Payoh on Aug 1. The stall is run by Mr Moorthy, 57, and his wife, ...

I. still remember to this day the first moment I stepped foot in Kebon Kacang to take on its renowned nasi uduk (steamed rice cooked in coconut milk with side dishes). The nasi uduk options were ...

Moorthy hails from a long line of kacang puteh sellers who came to Singapore from his village in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. In the 1950s and 1960s, Indian immigrants became street vendors who sold kacang ...