Labourer was hesitant to quit job to open a stall, now he's earning millions


Putu Bambu seller Sopian Mahmon (left front) who is raking in millions showing his famous putu bambu together with his staff at his Putu Bambu Special Juriah stall along Jalan Kluang in Ayer Hitam on April 2.

AYER HITAM (Johor): Sopian Mahmon set aside the tools of being a labourer 18 years ago to take up a culinary route that has now made him a millionaire.

Visitors coming to this town that is famous for its bazaars can see the 69-year-old Sopian at one of his stalls preparing his trademark putu bambu, a traditional delicacy made from rice flour and cooked with gula melaka (palm sugar), pandan leaf and desiccated coconut, steamed in bamboo pipes.

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