Li Nanxing Has Been Quietly Helping Out At His Bro’s Jln Besar Dessert Shop For 2 Years
It is a well known fact that Li Nanxing is an avid cook. The actor, who comes from a family of Peranakan cooks, has sold his dried scallop hae bee hiam and dishes like curry chicken and beef rendang via collabs with other brands. But did you know that Ah Ge co-owns Chinese dessert shop Tian Wang Desserts at Jalan Besar, too?
The family business, which opened almost two years ago in March 2021, serves mainly local and Hong Kong-style desserts. It’s run by his younger brother Tony Lee, 50, while Nanxing, 58, who dubs himself the “handyman who bao ka liao” (Hokkien for “handles everything”), helps out at the shop three times a week, mainly in the kitchen.
“I help out wherever I am needed. I help to cut fruits, watch the fire, stir the desserts so they don’t burn, and dish them for customers. I prefer to stay in the kitchen, I want to be low-key,” he tells 8days.sg.
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