Homegrown dough fritter (youtiao) maker Xi De Li is one of the pioneers of the youtiao and dough food industry in Singapore. Now helmed by fourth-generation owners Adrian Koh, Valerie Koh and Pathom Koh, Xi De Li’s history actually dates all the way back to the 1920s. Starting out as …
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One year-end holiday, Ooi Poh Mei had some free time on her hands and decided to learn how to clean eyes from her grandfather when she was 16. Using ink, copper wire, a bamboo stick, cotton and a concoction of 10 different herbs, Poh Mei’s eye-cleansing family business, Hwang I …
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There’s a popular bakery in Chinatown that sells dairy-free, diamond-shaped egg tarts in pretty, brightly-coloured packaging. Ana Fong, the bakery’s 4th-generation successor and General Manager, wants you to know that the brand has a name: Tong Heng. This 100-year-old Cantonese pastry has been making the rounds on Singapore’s food-crazed scene. …
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