All good things must come to an end.
For example, Friendster was our favourite site to write testimonials and keep in contact with our long-lost friends, but it bleed to a slow death since 2015, as all you see the moment you go to their page is this:
Another example would be the salted egg yolk trend: according to some experts from Baddy Feed, the trend would die off in the second half of 2019, and century egg yolk would be trending.
But now, we’ve to say goodbye to another good thing: Teck Kee Tanglin Pau.
Paus in Singapore
If you’re a typical Singaporean who just buy your paus and siew mais from your neighbourhood coffeeshop, then you probably won’t have known that paus are big business.
And I’m not referring to Amy Yip pau, if that’s what comes to your mind.
Some people source for the best-est paus because this traditional food doesn’t just fill up your stomach, but it fills up the void in your memory as well: back in the good old days when everything wasn’t salted egg yolk, folks have paus, chwee kueh, ba zhang or other traditional foods.
Paus were then all handmade and sold on the streets in carts.
Time passed, and soon, the traditional manner of making paus becomes history as they’re manufactured in factories and sent to coffeeshops. Stalls merely need to steam it and the paus are ready for consumption.
But one business stuck to its roots of hand-making their paus since 1948 and have gained fans throughout.
Until tomorrow.
Teck Kee Tanglin Pau
Teck Kee Pau has three outlets: one in Bukit Timah Road, one in Killiney Road and one in Serangoon Road. All of them are very traditional.
How traditional, you ask.
This traditional.
It’s like they’ve never left 1948, the year they were established. Fans of the paus love its homemade fillings, and have often looked at it as the paus that they grew up with.
According to Business Insider, the staff in all outlets have confirmed that they would be closing down, and tomorrow (31 January 2019) would be the last day of operations.
If you’re going over tomorrow, be early, though: today (30 January 2019), the Bukit Timah outlet has sold out all its paus by 2:00 p.m. when it’s supposed to be closed at 8:00 p.m.
The closure isn’t over high rental or whatnot: the owner, who is over 70 years old, has decided to retire.
Given that it has been in business for a whopping 61 years, it meant it has been passed on for at least one generation: guess the next generation isn’t keen to continue the legacy.
Founded in 1948 by Hui Tuck
Back in 1948, before Singapore was even born, Hui Tuck, the founder of Teck Kee Tanglin Pau, started making paus in the Tanglin area (which is now Orchard Road). That gave the brand its namesake, Teck Kee Tanglin Pau. Back then, it was a one-man show but it attracted queues daily.
Soon after, it opened three outlets, and the rest is history.
And well, now, another tradition has become history.
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