Jingle, jingle, jingle… this thrilling clank has not paused over 60 years. An old-fashioned bicycle, a wooden sunshade, a hammer in one hand and an awl in the other, crushing the big tray of stiff candy made from maltose and sugar into small pieces. These small pieces are a traditional handmade snack sold by Mr Tey Kim Wah (transliteration) for the sixty years: Jingling Candy,...
Soy Sauce in Gopeng
To make a living, it depends on the weather. The second generation successor of Hup Teck Soy Sauce, Mr Low Pak Tong says casually while pointing at hundreds of ancient soy sauce earthen jars in the courtyard and looking up towards the sky. This well-established octogenarian brand of housemade soy sauce located in Gopeng, Hup Teck Soy Sauce, has been taken over by the third...
Tofu in Bentong
Wonderful things can be achieved when there is teamwork and collaboration. The third generation successor of Hooi Kee Bean Curd Factory established in Bentong for over 60 years, Mr Kan Kok Leong and his wife Pon Yin Lai are living proof for this idiom. Mr Kan Kok Leong inherited the family business from his father Mr Kan Man Kum (transliteration), whereas the signboard Hooi Kee...