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  • Published: 5 September 2023
  • ISBN: 9789815058864
  • Imprint: PRH SEA
  • Format: Paperback
  • RRP: $34.99
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Sweet Braised Duck




A feast of a country’s cultural history

Kuang was five years old when he first arrived in Singapore from Shantou, China. Reunited with his abusive good-for-nothing grandfather and a new step-grandmother, Kuang and his parents struggled to live with dignity while battling poverty. When he became the eldest brother to seven siblings, greater responsibilities weighed on his shoulders. He gave up his education and worked as a fish porridge hawker assistant to help the family make ends meet. Twists and turns in his life eventually brought him back to his hometown cuisine. How did he derive a unique recipe of his own? How did he realise his dream of becoming a successful Teochew braised duck rice seller?

  • Published: 5 September 2023
  • ISBN: 9789815058864
  • Imprint: PRH SEA
  • Format: Paperback
  • RRP: $34.99
Categories:

About the author

Chew Ngee Tan

Chew Ngee Tan was born and raised in Singapore with a love for reading and writing. She graduated from the National University of Singapore, majoring in Sociology. After working for a few years as an English Language and Social Studies educator, she completed a Master degree in Liberal Studies at Rice University in Texas, USA. Always intrigued by her own and others’ experiences, historical events, and nature, she is now a writer who creates stories to capture the beauty of being human and the interconnectedness of lives. Sweet Braised Duck is her first novel.

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