Kueh Ho Jiak
6 Tanjong Pagar #02-20, Tanjong Pagar Plaza Mkt & Food Ctr (Map) https://www.kuehhojiak.com 7.30am – 2pm Thurs
They are Teochew Chinese hawking fancy Nonya style sweet cakes and they had never made them prior to opening the stall. The mother and daughter team has a very prettily designed stall front with classic Nonya touches designed for nice pictures social media platforms. Their popular ang ku kueh come in moulds with cartoon charactors and faces and even fish, Chinese characters and flower motifs. It is also soft and gummy to the bite and filled with just sweet-enough mung bean paste fillings. They also offer spicy hae bi hiam (spicy pounded dried shrimps sambal), crushed sweet peanuts, red bean paste infused with dried orange peel flavour. And when in season, they offer it with durian fillings. These make great gifts and kids adore them.
Kuehs & Snacks
Blk 125 Bukit Merah Lane 1 #01-164, Alexandra Village (Map) https://www.ahmakueh.com/ 8.30am – 7pm Mon
They are Hainanese bakers and the only traditional Hainan cake they make is Yi Bua, that mochi stuffed with coconut and ginger, a festival snack. It is the only other outlet we have come across that offers this heritage bite. But what they do with Teochew and Hokkien kueh, is a celebration. They still use bits of bamboo shoots in the Soon Kueh (very traditional and something that was lost through gentrification of it over the decades by many hawkers). The fillings come bold and savoury with bits of mushrooms and when dipped in the sweet soy sauce, it is a joy in the mouth. The Png Kueh, or pink rice cakes gave us a wonderful surprise. There were slices of ham (western), lap cheong (Cantonese) and mushrooms inside and this one is notches above their peers. They also make a range of gummy soft Ang Ku Kueh, with fillings like yam (orh nee), red bean, salted mung beans, durian, sesame and even coconut. They also offer Shi Kueh (turtle skin texture soon kueh). That is the Hainanese for you, as they take food culture and ideas a notch up.
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