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...
Roasted Peanuts in Raub
Each speck is the fruit of hardship. Sinn Loong, a family-run peanut factory in Raub, retains the traditional charcoal roasting technique since its establishment back in 1948. Moreover, the processing of peanuts are handled by human hands only. From seasoning, soaking, exposure under the hot sun, roasting, hand-picking, to packaging, the trivial and time-consuming process requires five days to complete. During the rainy season, an...