Chik Ah’s dodol, a mother’s success forged over five decades

Chik Ah’s dodol, a mother’s success forged over five decades

Eighty-nine-year-old Bakiah Omar, fondly known as Chik Ah, continues to make dodol using a treasured recipe she has guarded since 1975. (Bernama pic) IPOH: Nearly five decades after losing her husband, Bakiah Omar still stands at the heart of her kitchen, stirring pots of rich, caramelised dodol. Now 89, the soft-spoken woman fondly known as Chik Ah raised 10 children by making and selling Dodol Lemak Manis Memikat Chik Ah, using a treasured rec…