KUALA LUMPUR: When retired soldier Abd Malik Abd Hamid started selling kuih akok — a traditional delicacy from Kelantan and Terengganu — 15 years ago, his business faced many challenges. Some ...

His speciality kuih is literally selling like hot cakes - each day, within just four hours of opening his stall, his entire stock of akok, made with the pulp of 100 premium durian seeds, is sold out.

MARANG: Abdul Halim Said once dreamt of starting his own car workshop but gave up his dream for the sake of carrying on the family business of selling the famed Terengganu snack - 'kuih akok'.

Today, the 57-year-old sells at least 1,000 pieces of kuih akok daily. Address: 98, Kampung Belahat, 17600, Jeli Kelantan Business hours: 9am-4pm daily (closed on Fridays from 1-2.30pm) ...