A day of loss for Singapore as we lost another UNESCO endorsed Master Chef in making Curry Puff, RIP

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Founder of Singapore’s Tip Top Curry Puff, Looi San Cheng, dies from heart attack at 80​

Malay Mail
Fri, 1 November 2024 at 1:05 PM GMT+82-min read

Malay Mail
SINGAPORE, Nov 1 — Looi San Cheng, the beloved founder of the iconic Tip Top Curry Puff, has died from a heart attack at the age of 80 after a long battle with chronic health issues.
In a report today in The Straits Times, which quoted Shin Min Daily News, Looi suffered the heart attack at home on October 28.
His daughter, Liang Huiping, 48, shared during his wake on October 30 that her father had long battled chronic health issues, including high blood sugar, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol.
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“He didn’t like to trouble other people, so he didn’t tell us he was unwell,” she was quoted as saying.
“His death was very sudden for us.”
Originally from Tanjung Balai on Indonesia’s Karimun Island, Looi was the third of eight siblings.
Before entering the food and beverage industry, he worked as an electrician and contractor.
“Maybe this was influenced by my grandfather, as we are Hainanese and my grandfather used to run a coffee shop,” Liang explained. “My father liked to eat and was very good at cooking Western food.”
In 1976, Looi launched his curry puff venture from a bakery in Marine Parade.

 

[Narong Wongwan]

This chap evade tax go jail refuse pay fine and sit longer but halfway can’t tahan and pay up for early release.
But he was a nice boss kept all his old staff for decades and let them work in aircon production room though that was also to keep his dough quality fresh. The puffs really delicious

 

[glockman]

He probably ate too many of his own curry puff. RIP famous curry puff man.