Kwan Swee Lian (Chinese: 关瑞莲,[1] born 1933) is a Malaysianchef and businessperson. Known as the "nasi lemak queen", she is recognised for establishing Sakura, a restaurant famous for its nasi lemak and beef rendang. Sakura prompted the opening of Madam Kwan's, which is now led by her son Rudy.[2]
The seventh child of the family, Kwan was born 1933 in Kluang, Johor, Malaysia. Kwan's father was a labourer and her mother was a homemaker.[3] She studied at Kuan Cheng Girls' School in Kuala Lumpur, where her family relocated to later. After two years of secondary education, Kwan decided to pursue a professional career. Starting out as a salesperson, she established Sakura, a hair salon, around 1958.[3] Sakura was subsequently converted into a restaurant some two decades later.[3]
Careeredit
Due to unspecified bad choices, Kwan had to sell Sakura around the year 2000. The new owners of the restaurant then sacked her, leaving Kwan with just a little cash.[3] Deciding to work from a rented food stall, Kwan suffered another setback when no profits were made. Instead, large losses were incurred due to the high rent and the cost of the ingredients.[3] As a "tribute" to Kwan, her youngest son Rudy decided to forgo his career in the stock market and establish Madam Kwan's, a Malaysia-based restaurant selling similar food items as Sakura does, in 1999.[3][4] The rendang sold at Madam Kwan's is personally cooked by Kwan, alongside other food items. The restaurant is recognised for its beef rendang and nasi lemak, the latter selling around a thousand plates a day. Kwan also serves as a food taster for Madam Kwan's.[3]
Personal lifeedit
Kwan wed Foo Lum Choon, a medical doctor, in 1962. Born 1917, Foo died in 2007, leaving Kwan a widow.[3] They had four children: three sons and a daughter. Among the three sons, two of them have died as of 2013. The surviving son, Rudy, is an accountant and the head of Madam Kwan's.[3] Their daughter Shirley is a homemaker.[3] Kwan is an avid hat collector with about twenty in her collection.[3] She labels herself as a "perfectionist".[5]
Referencesedit
^"Madam Kwan 的品牌故事". xiaozhanchannel.com. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
^Lee Khang Yi (5 July 2015). "The story behind Madam Kwan's". The Malay Mail. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
^ abcdefghijkWong Ah Yoke (27 May 2013). . The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2019. (subscription required)
^Rebecca Lynne Tan (23 March 2013). . Asia News Network. Archived from the original on 22 March 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^Sarantsatral A. (16 June 2007). "A woman of substance". The Star. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
May 09, 2024
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