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Despite his parents’ objections, engineer quits job to roast cuttlefish to preserve family legacy
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Mr Cornelius Tan, a second-generation hawker at Chai Wee Cuttlefish.
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SINGAPORE – Over his parents’ vehement objections, Mr Cornelius Tan gave up a career as an engineer to work as a hawker at their stall, Chai Wee Cuttlefish, in 2015.
The 37-year-old feels driven to preserve the vanishing trade of making and selling roasted cuttlefish and ear biscuits – a traditional Chinese snack made of fried flour that is shaped like an ear – at their stall in Chinatown Complex.
