Chuan Ji Bakery
House of Hainanese Flaky Biscuit
海南酥盐饼
Our Roots
Nam Tong Lee 南同利
Chong Suan's grandma came to Singapore from Hainan in the early days. Like many Hainanese, she was a good cook and brought over many recipes to Singapore.
[Image: Chong Suan's family in Hainan]
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In the 1920s, after Chong Suan's grandpa passed away, Chong Suan's grandma started a traditional Hainanese confectionery shop named Nam Tong Lee on Purvis Street in order to raise her 7 children.
[Image: Chong Suan's grandma with 5 of her children]
Nam Tong Lee sold many types of traditional Hainanese confectioneries. This included the Hainanese Flaky Biscuits which was only sold on Mid-Autumn Festival thus the term "Hainanese Mooncake". During those times, it was the most sought after Hainanese pastry.
[Image: Old Purvis Street]
In 2006, Chong Suan's grandma decided to close the shop as she fell down.
[Image: Chong Suan's grandma and mother, Mdm Wong Chih Lian, at the old Nam Tong Lee Bakery in Purvis Street]
In 2013, Mdm Wong Chih Lian together with Chong Suan started Chuan Ji to keep the legacy of Hainanese Flaky Biscuits alive and impart the skills and recipe to the next generation.
[Image: Mdm Wong Chih Lian making Hainanese Flaky Biscuits]
