Lilian Featured in SuffolkNews March 2023
- Nancy Hiw
- Mar 11, 2023
- 1 min read
Award-winning chef Lilian Hiw bringing the flavours of Asia to Suffolk
---By Barbara Eeles
Lilian Hiw still recalls the last words she spoke to her beloved grandmother. “Don’t worry Grandma,” she said. “I’ll look after your kitchen for you.”
In the tiny flat the family shared in Singapore the kitchen had always been her grandmother’s domain – and while she was preparing her delicious meals it was strictly out of bounds to children.
Sadly the woman Lilan credits with inspiring her lifelong love of food died soon after being taken to hospital.
“She was a fantastic cook. I think my love of food was sparked by her. After I left school I told my parents I’m not following in my older sister’s footsteps and going to university. I want to go to catering school,” she says.
A few decades later Lilian, now settled in Suffolk, is one of the UK’s most sought-after private chefs.
She also gives lessons, bringing together her passion for the bold and fragrant flavours of her heritage with her determination to demystify Asian cooking and pass on her skills.
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