Chop Mui Lee Bakery, a traditional teochew bakery which as been
in business making traditional pastries for over 70 years will be
closing shop this year as the owners retire.
They told me with a tinge of regret that they could not find
anyone who would apprentice with them and take over the shop. Since
they were getting on in age, they decided to close shop this year
and retire.
They also lamented that the other traditional teochew bakery in
Singapore was also closing shop this year for the same reason.
Singapore will be much poorer for the loss of these traditional
bakeries
The shop owner
Their very traditional signboard
The shop front
The counter
The kitchen where everything is still done by hand
The baker putting pastries into the oven which they have used
for decades
Behind the counter where everything is packed by hand
The traditional cooling racks which have been used for
decades
This will be the last year I will be enjoying their
mooncakes.
Alas...
