‘Auntie Peng’, creator of Dona Manis’ famous banana pie recipe, ran the Katong shop with the late Tan Tieow Teong since ’92. Mr Tan’s daughter rubbishes online speculation that she ‘kicked’ Auntie Peng out of the biz.
is popular among foodies and easties for its old-school, affordable banana pies and chocolate tarts. It has been successfully operating from the basement of the retro Katong Shopping Centre since 1992. But recently, there’s been a controversial new development. Another similar bakery called, has opened right next door. And it sells almost identical bakes at the same prices.
Ee Hsing notes that his mum is now in fact semi-retired. Their new shop is basically a family business thatbanana pie recipe? what Dona Manis is selling now is not the same recipe, ’cos the original recipe belongs to my mum.”be in possession of the aforementioned OG banana pie recipe. But he laughs it off and says: “It’s an open market, anybody can sell anything. Whose banana pies will capture more people’s taste buds? It used toLate co-founder Mr Tan at Dona Manis Cake ShopIsn’t it awkward for both rival businesses to be located right next to each other? Ee Hsing notes that this wasn’t exactly an intentional decision. “We did not originally plan to , but it just so happened our unit used to belong toHumble Scoop, which closed down.
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