Compared to Shermay Lee, who supposedly began learning Peranakan cuisine when she was 5 years old, Wee Eng Hwa was a very late starter. She began learning Nyonya cookery at the relatively ancient age of 47.
Fortunately, Wee Eng Hwa had two advantages over the self-proclaimed culinary child prodigy.
One, she could see what was in the wok without standing on a chair.
Two, her sifu has been