The Apom Sellers of Pulau Tikus

By Enzo Sim

December 2019 A DAY IN THE LIFE
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Kanchana Devi cooking the light yet flavourful apom.
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As the perfect side to the morning’s breakfast or as accompaniment to one’s afternoon tea, the apom is a light, healthy and inexpensive snack.For the past 25 years, Sai Ravindran and his wife, Kanchana Devi, have been selling apom on the street corner just adjacent to New Cathay, the famous breakfast joint in Pulau Tikus. He was previously running the same business at a nearby location.“My family has been selling apom since 1974, beginning with my father, who was a...

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Enzo Sim

is a Mass Communications graduate who has an unwavering passion towards international relations, history and regional affairs of Southeast Asia. His passion has brought him to different Southeast Asian capitals to explore the diverse cultural intricacies within the region.


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