Mummy Yummy - Kranji

First question you're probably going to ask yourself when you see the address of Mummy Yummy, is what on earth is a vegetarian eatery doing in the Kranji industrial district?  The concept of Mummy Yummy was conjured up back in 2013, but their cafe only launched in July 2014.  Rather than selling vegetarian food for personal profit, Mummy Yummy raises funds to help the needy, which I will explain more about later.  If you're visiting on weekends, you can take a free shuttle bus from Yew Tee MRT - Between 11am-7.30pm (half hour intervals).



Mummy Yummy
Location: #03-01, 62 Sungei Kadut Loop, International Furniture Centre
Contact: 63660180/97250118
Opening Hours: Daily 11.00am-6.00pm


Rather unbelievably everything at this eatery is on sale for just $1 - No there is no catch, the food items will literally cost you $1.  It was put at this price to allow the construction workers in the Kranji area an affordable place to eat, with the focus always being about providing food to those who need it the most.
The name Mummy Yummy is meant to symbolize a mothers love and the joy of home-cooked food.  This cafe was launched by Jeanna (right) and Shanna (left), whose main concept is to give free food to the needy in Singapore.  Shanna explained to me that being that Singapore is a mostly affluent country, one often forgets that desperate and unfortunate individuals still exist in Singapore, so the aim of Mummy Yummy is to provide help (in the form of meals) to those individuals who society can't/won't help.


Mummy Yummy is unquestionably an organization with helping and aiding purely humans in mind - So you might ask yourself the question (like I did), why vegetarian food?  The answer is, Shanna is a born vegetarian and couldn't imagine serving non-vegetarian food to the public.  With that being said, egg is still served here.
On another wall there is the entire list of households that are currently being fed for free by Mummy Yummy (via a delivery style service).  According to Shanna, on weekends up to 5,000 packets of food can be distributed to these households - A quite staggering number.
The menu at Mummy Yummy changes on a daily basis, with each day having two daily specials, all costing just $1.  Complimentary chrysanthemum or herbal tea is also served.  One criticism I must give is that piping hot tea is being poured into styrofoam cups and served - Heating styrofoam at that temperature is going to release a lot of the chemicals from the styrofoam into the liquid, which will subsequently be ingested by the customers (I could literally taste the chemicals as an aftertaste in the tea) - The plates and bowls are also made from styrofoam, which is also quite damaging environmentally.


In addition to the two main dishes, snacks and economic rice is also available.  The Curry Puff from Mummy Yummy was much better than I expected.  A flavourful potato masala in the center, and an expertly fried crust.

Price: $1.00/pc.     7/10
I visited Mummy Yummy on a Friday, and thus Olive Fried Rice was one of their special dishes.  I was pleased to see that no egg was added inside the the rice.  The fried rice isn't going to win any awards, but good enough to fill the stomach.

Price: $1.00.     6/10
Lastly, I got the Char Siew Rice.  This portion was quite small, and was literally just mock char siew and rice.  I selected a couple of pieces of tofu on the side as well, for an additional $0.50.  Once again this is a very simple meal, so there is not much I can say about it.  But the char siew quality was very nice, not the horrid doughy kind that many hawkers use.

Price: $1.50 (additional 50c for tofu).     6/10












Conclusion - I could talk in greater detailed about the quality of the food at Mummy Yummy, but that is not what's important here.  Mummy Yummy isn't pretending or trying to serve restaurant quality food, they are simply trying to help people who need the help, and as long as the food is vegetarian, I will be giving Mummy Yummy my full support.  What Singapore also needs is a non-human version of Mummy Yummy, for the countless stray/wild animals in Singapore, who are not only struggling to find food, but are being brutally murdered by AVAa certain governing authority who I won't directly name - This is a cause I could find myself getting more passionately behind.

Overall Rating
Food - 6/10
Ambiance- 6/10
Service - 8/10
Value - 10/10