Itinerant Food Vendors

In the early 90's, we had itinerant vendors who came around regularly to peddle their foodstuffs to the delight of us. 

Bhai Roti:-

An Indian-Muslim man will come around in a bicycle with a huge wooden box mounted on the back. 
The bread he sold was the traditional bread with burnt top. He would slice off the burnt portions on the spot and if requested cut the loaf into thin slices for the customer. He also sold home-made 'kaya'. Unlike the modern versions that come in plastic or glass jars, his 'kaya' was packed in recycled tin cans with a circular piece of banana leaf covering the top. His 'kaya' was brown in color, not the green color 'kaya' that we had today.

Uncle Ice Cream:-

A Chinese man will come around every afternoon, at around 2pm. I would look out for the sound of his bell. He sold two types of ice cream. One was ice cream cut into rectangular blocks and sandwiched between two wafer biscuits. The other was two scoops of ice cream sandwiched between two small slices of bread.

Mamak Kacang Putih:-

Packed tightly in a cone, it came with a big variety of peas, peanuts or corns. Usually peddled by an Indian man, there are probably less than a handful of them left in Singapore.

Mamak's Karipap:-
I remember when I was a kid, I'd eagerly wait for the ringing of bells in the evenings. It was the sound that marked the arrival of my favourite mobile Karipap (curry puff) vendor, who usually made his rounds at the ground floor of my flat once every few days. His mobile stall looked something like the current mobile ice-cream vendor, with all the necessary ingredients, sauce bottles, bags, cashier box as well as a small wok placed in a limited space. The portion was generous enough, not to mention delicious, for me to enjoy an evening snack. 

Sadly, I don't see one peddling for business now.