Today I’m feeling grateful for something very simple, yet deeply meaningful. A visit to the kopi tiam near my home, where I enjoyed the most delicious lotus seed bun and char siew bun.
This little stall has been around for many years, ever since I moved into the neighbourhood. It’s one of those places that becomes part of your everyday life. Familiar, unpretentious, quietly dependable. The kind of place you don’t think much about until you pause and realise how special it actually is.
The buns are all handmade, and it shows. Soft, fragrant dough, generous fillings, and flavours that feel honest and comforting. The lotus seed bun was smooth and fragrant, not overly sweet. The char siew bun was juicy and perfectly balanced. Easily some of the best-tasting buns I’ve had.
What makes this place even more meaningful is knowing that the owner runs an home for orphans and homeless folks, and the proceeds from selling these handmade dim sum go directly towards supporting them. Every bun carries not just skill and care, but purpose.
It’s humbling to be reminded that good food can also be an act of kindness. That something as ordinary as breakfast or a tea-time snack can quietly contribute to something much bigger than ourselves.
Grateful for neighbourhood kopitiams, for people who do good work quietly, and for simple meals that nourish both the body and the heart.
The dim sum shop is at Blk 122 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3, inside a coffee shop.
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