A living legend


Veteran chef Wong Ling Soon cooks up dishes from yesteryear. — Photos: MUHAMAD SHAHRIL ROSLI/The Star

At 76, veteran chef Wong Ling Soon’s eyes still sparkle and his skin has a rosy hue that he attributes to double-boiled soups and collagen from the fin of a certain fish.

Add to that his phenomenal rags-to-riches life journey, and you have a living legend.

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