Swift sales for ‘tortoise buns’


Whimsical treats: Lee and her mother Lim Bee Lay showing the mi ku made at their shop on Noordin Street. — LIM BENG TATT/The Star

GEORGE TOWN: The Nine Emperor Gods Festival typically brings a surge in demand for Lee Wooi Ching and her family’s mi ku (tortoise-shaped buns), nearly doubling their usual orders.

“Normally, we would make only between 300 to 400 of these steamed buns, but during this nine-day festival, which started last Sunday, orders would increase to about 600 or 700.

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