Jobless Thai chef finds niche in yau char kwai

Tasty pastry: Johnny at his stall in Serdang. His yau char kwai sells out by 10am.

Compiled by C. ARUNO, JUNAID IBRAHIM and R. ARAVINTHAN

A THAI chef who lost his job at a Kuala Lumpur restaurant due to the Covid-19 pandemic has become popular after a story of him selling yau char kwai (Chinese crullers) tugged at the heartstrings of Malaysians, Sin Chew Daily reported.

The father of two, known to many as Johnny, set up a stall called Good Papa in Serdang, Selangor, after he was made redundant from the Thai eatery where he had served as the chef for 10 years.