PETALING JAYA, July 15 -- The cost crunch has seen many stalls cut down on ingredients, opting for cheaper alternatives to keep afloat.

For someone who constantly eats out like me, the difference is obvious as even a shortcut or swap of a usual item affects the delicate balance of flavours.

Hence it's refreshing to encounter one stall staying true to the belief that food served to others must equal the quality of what she eats, as her first customer of the day is always her own husband.

Madam Lim runs a stall inside Restoran YYC Kopitiam, offering a choice of noodles and porridge with home-cooked flavours made with care.

The Sabahan who relocated here has been a hawker for roughly nine years, moving around the Damansara Perdana area....