He also shared that his wife was a great cook and was able to recreate any dish as long as she had tasted it.
Going back to the Thai laksa, he said that his wife had cooked that dish for a really long time and had made a few tweaks to the recipe ever since.
After more intel from Hong’s father and a relative, as well as a few attempts at making the dish, chef Ng was finally able to recreate a dish highly similar to what Hong’s mother made.
After trying it, Hong’s father was overcome with emotion, and gushed that “the smell is the same” and that it tastes similar to what his late wife used to make. She agreed as well.
The elder Hong then confessed: “I miss her very much” before smiling and nodding at Ng in appreciation.
Meanwhile, the actress acknowledged that the noodles “wouldn’t be 100 per cent the same, for sure” but being able to create something similar was “good enough”.
“I’m very happy and touched about it. Thank you so much,” she said.
At the end, Ng also gifted the father-and-daughter duo with a recipe for the Kanom Jeen Nam Ya they had that day, so that they could recreate it in the future.
This story was originally published in 8Days.
