'I longed for the flavours of home': Singaporean who moved to London sets up business selling thunder tea riceApril 19, 2024 5:05 AMIt's been 12 years since Maki left Singapore to pursue her love for photography overseas.
"When I first moved away from Singapore 12 years ago, I longed for the flavours of home," Maki told us.Maki shared that her grandmother used to make the dish with home-grown herbs and ingredients from their family's farm at Lim Chu Kang.And now, she runs a supper club — which is a Despite their lack of background in food, the couple's differing skillsets actually complemented each other and they managed to make the business work. It also helped that they shared a passion for cooking.
One challenge they faced when setting up the business was trying to adapt Maki's family recipes into plant-based ones as many Singaporean and Malaysian food are heavily meat-based. As of now, Thunder Tea has no fixed physical store, but there are plans to have one in the near future. They still work their full-time jobs and Maki has just wrapped up shooting for a campaign for Dr Martens.