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Cendol talk brings Scotsman to Malacca
16 Nov 2006
MALACCA: Even in Scotland, Malacca cendol is well known.
Scotsman Alasdair Dunn, who is on holiday here, said he heard about the famous cendol pulut sold at the "mangosteen shaped stall by the riverside, opposite the clock tower".
"My buddies were talking about it over a few drinks in a pub back home. They told me that this dessert is so good that my trip here will be wasted if I didn’t try it at least once."
"This is good stuff! It’s sweet and creamy. I would surely have regretted if I did not stop for this dessert," said Dunn, who was among several customers at stall operated by Mohamad Kassim Mohd Ali Jinna.
Mohammad Kassim is a third generation cendol seller. His grandfather, Kadir Meera, started the business using a four-wheel cart in front of the old Rex theatre in the 1950’s.
When his father, Mohd Ali Jinna, took over in the 1980’s, he started selling at the riverside in front of the clock tower.
In 1995, when the state government built the fruit shaped stalls by the riverside during its ‘local fruits’ campaign, Mohd Ali Jinna got a permanent site — the mangosteen shaped stall.
Mohammad Kassim, 25, took over the business from his father in 1998.
"It is probably in the blood. I have never wanted to do anything else," he said.
From his profits he has started a cybercafe business but will continue to sell cendol.
Asked for the secret of his cendol, he said it was the fresh coconut milk and gula melaka.