Keeping family tradition going


Classic flavours: Yhin serving the Hainanese noodles at the coffee shop in Renggam, Johor. — THOMAS YONG/The Star

SIMPANG RENGGAM: Two elderly women are keeping a century-old family tradition alive – selling Hainanese noodles at their family’s coffee shop in Renggam town here.

Yhin Yok Kin, 72, and her sister-in-law Sion Ah Moi, 76, have been running the business for a few hours in the mornings, despite the town not having many visitors since last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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