MAY's House Of Soon Kueh   MAY's House Of Soon Kueh is named after Mr Sun Min Seng's wife Miss Han Ah May. They started off 4 to 5 years ago with nothing in hand but a creative mind. The rest of it, according to Mr. Sun is purely hard work. Today, this little business has franchised over 10 stalls at different area of Singapore. In 1997-1998, the economic crisis fell upon Asia, and Mr Sun was one of the victims of this crisis. He went around looking for a job but to no avail. Mr Sun whose father was a Shanghainese

got an idea from a famous Shanghainese snack, guo tie and together with Mrs Sun, whose homemade soon kueh has won many praises, they came up with their own homemade recipe for soon kueh.

Their first stall was at Geylang Bahru. At that time their menu only comprised Soon Kueh, Zhu Chang Fen (Hong Kong Style) and Peanut Porridge. Even so, their soon kueh kept their customers coming back for more.  Their business boomed when the word of mouth spread around. Mr and Mrs Sun had to wake up every morning at 5am in the morning, and they worked till 7pm when their shop closes. But  their work did not stop there as they had to prepare for the ingredients for the next morning. For a year, they hardly slept more than 5 hours a day. When the numbers of customers became overwhelming, they hired more workers. They also began delivery service for the convenience of their customers. There was once when AIA required 5000 pieces of soon kueh for a meeting which was to be  held the next day! Other stalls were unable to produce such large amount of soon kuehs within such a short period of time yet Mr Sun has accepted the order. His policy has always been: "If the others can do it, so can I. Even if the others can't do it, I must be able to do it." Working through the night, they successfully delivered the order to AIA. Without any sleep the night before, they nonetheless carried on with their daily business as usual. Since the starting of their little business at Geylang Bahru, they had franchised to 10 areas in Singapore within a short span of 4-5 years.  As their customers base grew, so did their business and workers. Mr and Mrs Sun, and all their workers, have kept to their principles of maintaining a clean and hygienic environment and offering their customers products which use the freshest ingredient. In addition, they ensure that every one of their soon kueh is handmade and just that keeps their customers coming back.

On their menu list, you not only find their famous soon kueh but other products like:
	Koo Chai Kueh	- koo chai (chives), shrimps in dough
	Peng Kueh	- glutinous rice, mushroom, scallop, groundnuts in    dough
	Oorh Kueh (Yam cake)	- yam with chay po, shrimps toppings.
	Ang Ku Kueh	- choice of green bran and peanut filings
	Vegetarian Soon Kueh	- turnip, carrot, mushroom, winter bamboo shoots
	Yummy Yam	- yam, shrimps, groundnuts in dough

Locations of the Franchise:
 - Blk 69 Geylang Bahru #01-2803
 - Blk 145, Jalan Besar Singapore 208863
 - Blk 640, Bukit Batok Central, S--11 Kopitiam
 - Blk 51 Old Airport Road, Old Airport Rd Food Centre
 - Others

You make an online order by visiting maydelicacies.com
Tel: 6299 0260(24 Hr)

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Venue: Blk 145, Jalan Besar Singapore 208863
Date: 26^th March 2003
Reporter: Sandra W.L.Lum