Keeping the family trade alive


Ang (middle) looking on as Tan (left) cuts peanut candy bars at their candy shop in Jelutong, Penang. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

TO preserve the art of making traditional peanut candy, Chew Eng Hock quit his full-time job as a web hosting officer to learn the trade from his father-in-law.

The 33-year-old, who started making the traditional delicacy some six years ago, has put in much love and dedication to pick up the skill of making the candy using his bare hands.

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