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Chua Jim Neo (Chinese: 蔡認娘; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chhòa Jīn-niû; 1905 – 8 August 1980) was a Singaporean chef and cookbook writer best known for Mrs. Lee's Cookbook, which preserves the recipes of Peranakan cuisine.
Author of the definitive Mrs Lee’s Cookbook. Chua Jim Neo, better known as Mrs Lee Chin Koon, wrote her definitive Mrs Lee’s Cookbook in 1974 when she was 67 years old. At an age when many women of her generation were content to play with their grandchildren, Jim Neo decided to produce a cookbook so that future generations would have access ...
Aug 8, 2018 · She is the late Madam Chua Jim Neo, founding Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew’s mother. Source. Mdm Chua passed away on 8 August, 1980, at the age of 73. Here are 8 interesting facts about the woman that give us a glimpse into not only Mr Lee’s life, but as well as the Singapore of yesterday. 1. Married at 15
One exceptional woman who understood the importance of food in Peranakan culture was Mdm Chua Jim Neo, also known as Mrs. Lee Chin Koon. Mrs Lee was a talented, capable, progressive and intelligent woman who lived from 1908 to 1980, she passed at age 72.
Mar 24, 2015 · At home, he was ever the devoted son who cared deeply for his mother, Chua Jim Neo, even if he upset her once by cancelling her driving licence when he decided she had become too old to drive.
Chua Jim Neo ( Chinese: 蔡認娘; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chhòa Jīn-niû; 1905 – 8 August 1980) was a Singaporean chef and cookbook writer best known for Mrs. Lee's Cookbook, which preserves the recipes of Peranakan cuisine.
Oct 12, 1997 · Lee took a job as a storekeeper with the Shell Oil Company, and at the age of 19 married 15-year-old Chua Jim Neo in an arranged union on 20 May 1922. 8 Chua was the daughter of Chua Kim Teng, a Peranakan (Straits Chinese) whose family came from Malacca. 9 Their eldest son, Lee Kuan Yew, was born the year after their marriage. 10 They would go ...
