Restaurant uses ‘kandar’ to feed the needy

Ahamed Seeni (right) taking out a meal pack from the pot for a recipient in Penang Road, George Town. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

Nasi kandar eatery Hameediyah Restaurant has a unique way of distributing food to the needy during the pandemic – by using the traditional “kandar”.

But instead of carrying containers laden with rice and curry, the restaurant’s workers carried pre-packed nasi kandar meals in pots balanced on the ends of a wooden pole or “kandar” and hefted on the shoulder.