The Popian Documentary

The popiah documentary celebrates and explores popiah culture in Singapore.

A traditional food from Fujian, popiah spread across the Fujian overseas Chinese community as Chinese migrants left China in search of work and opportunities.

Like other traditional food such as Ang Ku Kueh, the consumption of popiah serves dietary needs and as a transmission of culture.

However, food is not a passive cultural product but has an ability to respond to dietary trends and lifestyle changes. This explains heritage food's continued presence and popularity over time.

Popiah is "modular" in nature and allows a group of people to share the same food and, at the same time, offers room for individual customization.

Concerns such as food preference, dietary restrictions, and ingredient allergies are easily addressed because each consumer can avoid the ingredients of concern.

This flexibility allows popiah to attract fans beyond its original Hokkien base.

Stay tuned, come watch the popiah story and eat popiah together!

Are you in the popiah industry?

We are looking for hawkers, restuarants, or shops thats sells popiah to collect your stories and memories.

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what next?

The film will premier in Singapore and after that to various film festivals around the world.

We like to help promote popiah culture far and wide.

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