SINGAPORE, July 7 -- When Hong Kong screen legend Chow Yun-fat says he's a "hawker centre kind of guy", he really means it - no need to act, okay?

The 70-year-old superstar, in Singapore for Mediacorp's Star Awards yesterday, left Singaporeans in a frenzy of "walao eh"s and "paiseh"-faced selfies after showing up to present the Top 10 Most Popular Artiste awards. But it's what he did off the glitzy stage that really won hearts.

In a candid chat with CNA Lifestyle, the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon star revealed his true Singapore obsessions: chicken rice, Teochew kueh and the humble hawker centre.

"Singapore - what places can I go to? I just sleep and go to the markets and eat," he said, with that famously cheeky grin.

His hawker hit...