If you are a frequent visitor to the basement of Tangs department store, you will notice clusters of people milling around the section selling pots and pans.
Holding court would be one of four cooking demonstrators, who hollers out rapid-fire instructions as he whips up delectable dishes.
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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on November 24, 2019, with the headline Come try, don't shy: Meet the demo uncles and aunties. Subscribe