As CNY approaches, home bakers in S'pore gear up for surge in demand

Oh My Mochi's Chinese New Year collection mochi, by homebaker Jacqueline Choo. ST PHOTO: GIN TAY
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SINGAPORE - Last September (2020), Ms Jacqueline Choo received an order for 700 pieces of mochi.

At the time, "Oh My Mochi" - her home-based mochi store - was only five months old and the 46-year-old had to engage the help of both her husband and eldest daughter, as well as pull an all-nighter, to fulfil that order.

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