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Cooking Mama Shop And Chop
Mama Shops (from Tamil ????, meaning uncle or elder) are convenience stores in Singapore that are located under high-rise apartment blocks built by the Housing and Development Board (HDB). Traditionally, they are owned and operated by Indians.
Food that has been prepared in a particular way
(cook) someone who cooks food
The process of preparing food by heating it
The practice or skill of preparing food
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
(cook) prepare a hot meal; "My husband doesn't cook"
Remove by cutting
the irregular motion of waves (usually caused by wind blowing in a direction opposite to the tide); "the boat headed into the chop"
Cut through the base of (something, esp. a tree) with blows from an ax or similar implement, in order to fell it
cut into pieces; "Chop wood"; "chop meat"
a small cut of meat including part of a rib
Cut (something) into small pieces with repeated sharp blows using an ax or knife
18:58 Mama shop
"Mama" is a common term used in the Indian subcontinent meaning "Uncle". Such shops used to be common, till the rise of franchised "minimarts" and 7-elevens slowly but surely put them out of business.
Papa-Mama Shop
A typical 'toko kelontong' or general home appliance store. Notice the store's name using the old Bahasa spelling "Usaha Djaya" which literary means "Great Business". This store is near Simpang Sri Ratu.