It brings back lots of my childhood memories of having the pillow made by my grandmother. Some of you who might not know, bean sprout husk pillows have been used for generations and are traditionally made by grandparents and parents in South East Asia to comfort newborn babies.

Some people call it 臭臭 (chòu-chòu) in Chinese or Bantal Busuk in malay, meaning “smelly pillow”, as babies (even some adults 😂) recognise the special scent that “uniquely” belongs to them. I shared with my family and friends that such traditional pillows still exist and someone is still making them. The news spread and that is how we started.