Some of the 30-year-old’s desserts are made using durians from his dad’s 50 plantations in Malaysia. Baked durian with cheese, MSW tau hway or mochi, anyone?
It has a rather plain interior decked with wooden furniture, the only splashes of colour from sporadically-placed mahjong-themed decor.Tang Ren Jie Desserts is set up by Clement Tan, 30. The millennial started off as a durian wholesaler in 2021, but decided to pivot to opening a desserts joint instead. He invested around $250K to open this shop.
The millennial isn’t actively involved in the family biz currently, and is focusing on his dessert shop, which he is the sole owner of. We tried some - it’s rich and custardy, with flesh that lifts easily off the small seeds. It has the quintessential pong that we love in MSW durians, coupled with adequate bitterness tempered with some sweetness.
“I genuinely have an interest in cooking, that's why I went to Guangzhou to learn. The lessons were in a classroom setting, from 7am to 5pm daily. After 5pm we would go to different places to try desserts,” he shares.
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