Traditional recipes for mooncakes still preferred in bakery

Busy preparation: Poay Lam supervising his son Zhan Peng while he swiped the half-baked mooncakes with eggwash before popping them into the oven again.

JOHOR BARU: A two-decade old bakery here shows that old is gold as customers keep coming back for its traditional mixed nuts mooncakes made with ham.

Siang Yong cake shop owner Ong Poay Lam, 66, who has been operating his shop for the past 26 years, insists on sticking to his traditional recipes to make the mooncakes to give his customers the authentic taste.