fresh popiah skin

my wife has suggested that when i retire i should try my hand at making popiah skin. after the experiences we had at hup kiat at 22a havelock road and kway guan huat at 95 joo chiat road, i am quite determined to learn the art of making popiah skin. we had wanted to buy fresh popiah skin so badly as we were having a popiah party on the third day of the lunar new year. we literally begged them to sell us one kilogram of the skin but they would not budge. the one at havelock was arrogant and obviously did not believe in customer service.

the friendlier one is at 95 joo chiat. they also use the traditional method to turn out popiah skin. they also sell kueh pie tee shells. fresh skins are not cheap; they are sold at between $16 (plain flour)and $18(egg flour) for about 25 pieces/one kilogram. i understand they have a restaurant next door where you can try your hand at d-i-y popiahs.

there is yet another place where you can buy these fresh popiah skins. it is at jalan satu, near the old airport road food centre. again, it is better to place order in advance if you do not want to be disappointed, especially during the festive period when a lot of people eat/make popiahs.

we have a flat pan for doing the job. bought the pan from xiaman in china. the flat pan is quite similar to the one used for toasting roti prata. however, you do need deft hands to get the popiah skin right. i have watched how they do it at joo chiat. both hands have to work; the right hand to hold the sticky dough and swipe it on the surface of the pan and the left hand to scrape the popiah skin off the pan. all this is done within one minute.