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Kuehs and Snacks – Aunts’ and Grannies’ Best

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In the mood for Teochew kueh (chinese pastry, typically steamed)? Get it all at kuehs and snacks, a bakery shop along Bukit merah lane (near Alexandra Village food centre). While its English name is descriptive enough, I personally prefer the shop’s endearing Chinese name, which translates to “aunts’ and grannies’ Teochew kueh”.

This air-conditioned shop is run by an elderly madam chia siew yin, who oversees that all her kueh are freshly handmade daily.

A crowd favorite is the ang ku kueh that comes in a dazzling array of more than a dozen flavors with attractive colors to match.

Ang Ku Kueh
SGD0.60 per piece

With popular flavors that include green tea, coconut, peanut and even durian, each priced at an affordable 60 cents, it’s no wonder that customers are buying these pastries by the dozen! I like that the kueh isn’t too sweet, and I can eat a few of these at one go without getting tired of the taste.

Soon Kueh

Soon Kueh
SGD6.50 for a box of 5

soon kueh is a form of a steamed Chinese dumpling made of rice flour skin. It is eaten with sweet dark soy sauce and chili paste. Most modern renditions of the dumpling have chopped turnip strips as filling. But at kuehs and snacks, the soon kueh is made the traditional way with soon (bamboo shoots) as filling.

At $6.50 for a box of 5, the soon kueh here tends towards the pricey side. But you do get your money’s worth. Each one is a chunky piece overloaded with delicious filling. Even with the ample ingredients, the chewy and elastic thin skin is somehow able to hold the generous filling without breaking.

Peng (Glutinous Rice) Kueh

Peng Kueh (Glutinous rice snack)
SGD0.90 per piece

When it comes to Teochew kueh, the beautiful pink peng kueh is a staple. Stuffed with glutinous rice, this kueh is normally eaten with the same sweet dark soy sauce and chili paste as the soon kueh.

I find the peng kueh here to be rather dull though. While I have no complaints about the texture which is soft and just nice, the ingredients are rather bland with just a wee bit of peanuts and nothing else.

Black Kueh

Black Kueh
SGD7.80 for a box of 5

What I have yet to try is this novelty item, the black kueh. It resembles the peng kueh, except that it has an uncommon black skin like its name suggests. Made with a special Chinese herb, this is perhaps one of the most unusual kueh you would find! If you have tried this, let me know what it’s like. I’m quite curious about the taste.

Kuehs and Snacks

Kuehs and Snacks
125 Bukit Merah Lane 1
#01-164
Singapore 150125
(65) 6273 5875

Bus services: 14, 33, 51, 93, 100, 195, 197
Nearest MRT: Queenstown

Opening hours: 8am – 7pm daily

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wenxiu
September 8, 2008

that’s chi kak kueh! sth like ang ku kueh, with chi kak leaves mixed into the skin. not really a big difference in taste, but if you concentrate hard enough, you may detect this herb-like fragrance. the filling is just mung bean paste, sweet or salty. but i think kuehs&snacks also use the sweet version.

ohh did you try the ang ku kuehs at poh cheu? it’s at the block behind kuehs&snacks. those are good too. =)
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py
September 8, 2008

The ang ku kuehs look so colourful, I simply wanted to get a bite of each of the different coloured ang ku kuehs.
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TeReNcE
September 9, 2008

the pastries so colourful :)

btw, have a nice nice day! :)
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Veron
September 9, 2008

wenxiu: You sure know your kueh! Somehow I think the black skin may leave a dark greenish tinge on the teeth. Not pretty! Yup I have tried the other ang ku kueh stall you mentioned. That’s actually my mom’s favorite stall!

py: I love the shine on them!

TeReNcE: Same to you :)
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wenxiu
September 9, 2008

haha nah it won’t leave a stain. yepp, i’m teochew, and my mommy taught me the teochew delicacies well! haha. poh cheu is my fav too. =)
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norven
September 25, 2008

I was so attracted by the colorful ang ku kuehs on your blog that I went to alexandra just to buy them! Unfortunately, I find them a bit too oily. :( The taste and texture is great though!
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Veron
September 25, 2008

Come to think of it, I found them a tad oily too. I took that as part and parcel of eating ang ku kueh, which tends to be oily more often than not.

Like wenxiu mentioned in the first comment, there’s another stall in Alexandra Village selling colorful ang ku kueh too!
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chaozhouzi
August 22, 2009

I love the soon kueh here but do u know they also have the turnip version? Like u I don’t like the peng kueh here, prefer the one at Yong teochew kueh at Upp Serangoon. Yong also have the chye kueh which is good too (but most time it is sold out when I am there :{ . It has chopped cabbage as main filling. I preferred the chi kak kueh with salty filling.
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