All posts tagged: Pastry

12 More Mooncakes You Don’t Want to Miss in 2009 – A Remix!

Mid-autumn festival is less than two weeks away! Have you bought your mooncakes yet? If you have enjoyed my compilation of the 12 most interesting mooncakes you can find in Singapore, you may find this remix selection of 12 spanking new mooncakes useful, too. One cannot help but notice that the seasonal dessert has evolved into increasingly exotic and tantalising variations.... Read more →

12 Mooncakes You Don’t Want to Miss in 2009

it’s mooncake season! many families, mine included, are busy checking out catalogs and shopping for mooncakes. The mooncakes these days come in a dazzling array of colors, flavors, shapes and sizes. Finding the best one to enjoy at home or to give away to relatives is certainly no simple task! To aid you in your mooncake selection, I have compiled a list of 12 mooncakes... Read more →

Kia Hiang Restaurant – Mooncakes Packed with Tradition & Innovation

Isn’t the Mid-Autumn Festival colorful? Year after year, hotels and restaurants create new mooncake flavors quicker than you can say champagne truffle mooncake. It’s always fun to see what they whip up to please the diverse palates of Singaporeans. Kia Hiang Restaurant, in particular, have been the first to introduce several innovative and exciting mooncake... Read more →

Raffles Hotel Mooncakes 2009 – Have You Ordered Yours Yet?

Every Mid-Autumn Festival, I look forward to two things. One is the sight of children carrying lanterns and lighting candles at night. That innocent scene always brings back fond childhood memories. The other is the Raffles Hotel mooncakes. More specifically, the legendary snow-skin mooncakes with champagne truffle and ganache. It’s a big hit with the fans.The... Read more →

Loong Fatt Tau Sar Piah – The Original Balestier Tau Sar Piah

They say imitation is a sign of flattery. You know you are successful when other people start emulating your idea. Just look at how the Ya Kun success story spawned numerous other air-conditioned shops also selling kopi and toast not only in Singapore but in Malaysia, too! It’s the same thing for tau sar piah. Along Balestier Road, you would find a whole stretch... Read more →

Mini Kaya Delights in Malaysia

Along the way to Malaysia, I picked up some of these cute little pastry snacks that are filled with kaya (creamy coconut jam) and other types of paste.These are probably the simplest things to bake and most delightful things to pop in your mouth as a yummy snack. They are everywhere in Kuala Lumpur and Johor but I don’t recall having seen them in Singapore. Have... Read more →

Bakerzin – Multi-colored Macaron Delights

I have a riddle for you. What’s crispy on the outside, chewy and moist on the inside, and resembles cute little buns? Here, I’ll give you a hint: they come in a plethora of irresistible colors and flavors! Okay, just one last clue. They are French!If macaron is the first thing that pops in your mind, my, you must have a sweet tooth! When I first laid my eyes... Read more →

Hua Ji Bao Dang – Pau, Handmade with Love

(if you are like me during this holiday season, your diet probably consists of chocolates, chocolates and more chocolates. That is why I thought throwing in some Chinese snacks here would be good.) Have you noticed that in recent years, people have taken quite a liking to handmade pau (chinese buns)? Very often I would see long queues forming at hawker stalls selling such... Read more →

Kuehs and Snacks – Aunts’ and Grannies’ Best

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... Read more →

Tong Heng – Tasty Traditional Chinese Pastries

The Tong Heng confectionery has a long history dating back to 1920. This humble little shop in Chinatown is best-known for churning out popular Chinese pastries such as egg custard tarts (in a distinctive diamond shape) and wife cakes. But did you know that the curry puffs and char siew (barbecued pork) crispy cakes here are real delights too? My Mom and I have been big... Read more →