My childhood taste bud
I wanted to make a list of those childhood foods that i love. Some of which you might be able to identify them right away if you are born in my era (around the 70/80s) And it is a pity that you might not be able to find them any more. Anyway, remembering the good old days, it was filled with fun and fondly memories.
1. Satu Dua Tiga : I am not sure if this is the official term for it. Basically, it is a Malay delicacy, vermicelli with coconut and brown sugar, typically wrapped in coconut leaves. And the best way to eat it is with your bare "clean" hands. I hardly see them around anymore.
2. A & W: I still remembered my dad always drive me to this BIG outlet in Kallang, with the drive thro' take-order at the carpark. The concept is really cool and fun. I always look forward to that. Nevertheless, the Root Beer Float and the Hot Dog is still my number one favourite.
3. Dinosaur Eggs: Just in case you are wondering, me and my brothers always love to buy them from the mama store, and i remembered they called it dinosaur eggs because they really looks like minature dinosuar eggs but it is just a silly sweet
4. KaKa Snack: I cannot remember if they are spelt this way. This is my favourite snack and i esp like the coconut flavour. I remembered i had a deep cut on my forehead but the kaka snack is able to entice me to forgot about the pain of 4 stitches (my dad brought me those snack on his way home and so happen that i had a fall, but instead of crying for help, i cry to grab the kaka snacks - my dad really salute me and i salute him back for knowing her daughter the best)
5. 叮噹糖: Whenever the hawker went ting dang, i will beg my mother to give me fifty cents to buy this ting-dang sweet. And i always feel so amazed at how the uncle can cut the sweets by a mere metal bar without short changing the size of each piece of the sweets. No Quality Check somemore. :)
6. Fruit Gums: My mum favourite sweets. It is the only sweets that my mother allows me to have. I don understand why...but it is also the kind of sweets that i hate cos the gum always get struck in btw my teeth.
7. Magnolia Milk: I hate to drink milk, but this is some thing that no kids of my age then would miss. Every week - thurs, the school will always distribute milk in class. It is not FOC. It is like a form of prestige to me, even though i dun like Milk, i will beg my dad to allow me to subcribe to the programme every year without fail. (Thanks dad). And i always like to admire those fanciful packed milk, supposedly award winning pictoral. And i hate the banana and apricot flavour and always can't wait to trade off those with my classmate for Kaka snack in return
8. Satay Fish: My eldest brother all time favourite snack. This is not those satay fish that you will get from hawker centre. This is the one type of snack that is so neatly pack and shape like a fan. And best of all, it is 5 cents each stick with at least 5 piece of fish on it. No more or no less.
9. Ice Bag: This is the culprit that always land me in hot soup. I always get a cough and a scold from my mum after having them. But this is one of the things that a kid of my age then would ring a bell. And this take a lot of practise and techniques to savour the syrup bit by bit while enduring the icing pain of holding onto the ice bag. Only one word to describe - SHIOK
10. Kacang Butay: This is a MUST when watching movies in the cinema. And it is how amazing the hawker can wrap the kacang into neatly cone shaped. It is very igneous, so that you can hold on to the cone as you watch the movies. I esp love the peanuts coated with sugar.
So much so of childhood - this page is dedictated to people out there of my age group. Hope it brings back some nostalgic feel in you as you read thro' this page of mine. Oh yes, if you have any contribution, please feel free to add some comments. I would love to know which snacks/sweets or delicacies i have accidentally missed out :)
1. Satu Dua Tiga : I am not sure if this is the official term for it. Basically, it is a Malay delicacy, vermicelli with coconut and brown sugar, typically wrapped in coconut leaves. And the best way to eat it is with your bare "clean" hands. I hardly see them around anymore.
2. A & W: I still remembered my dad always drive me to this BIG outlet in Kallang, with the drive thro' take-order at the carpark. The concept is really cool and fun. I always look forward to that. Nevertheless, the Root Beer Float and the Hot Dog is still my number one favourite.
3. Dinosaur Eggs: Just in case you are wondering, me and my brothers always love to buy them from the mama store, and i remembered they called it dinosaur eggs because they really looks like minature dinosuar eggs but it is just a silly sweet
4. KaKa Snack: I cannot remember if they are spelt this way. This is my favourite snack and i esp like the coconut flavour. I remembered i had a deep cut on my forehead but the kaka snack is able to entice me to forgot about the pain of 4 stitches (my dad brought me those snack on his way home and so happen that i had a fall, but instead of crying for help, i cry to grab the kaka snacks - my dad really salute me and i salute him back for knowing her daughter the best)
5. 叮噹糖: Whenever the hawker went ting dang, i will beg my mother to give me fifty cents to buy this ting-dang sweet. And i always feel so amazed at how the uncle can cut the sweets by a mere metal bar without short changing the size of each piece of the sweets. No Quality Check somemore. :)
6. Fruit Gums: My mum favourite sweets. It is the only sweets that my mother allows me to have. I don understand why...but it is also the kind of sweets that i hate cos the gum always get struck in btw my teeth.
7. Magnolia Milk: I hate to drink milk, but this is some thing that no kids of my age then would miss. Every week - thurs, the school will always distribute milk in class. It is not FOC. It is like a form of prestige to me, even though i dun like Milk, i will beg my dad to allow me to subcribe to the programme every year without fail. (Thanks dad). And i always like to admire those fanciful packed milk, supposedly award winning pictoral. And i hate the banana and apricot flavour and always can't wait to trade off those with my classmate for Kaka snack in return
8. Satay Fish: My eldest brother all time favourite snack. This is not those satay fish that you will get from hawker centre. This is the one type of snack that is so neatly pack and shape like a fan. And best of all, it is 5 cents each stick with at least 5 piece of fish on it. No more or no less.
9. Ice Bag: This is the culprit that always land me in hot soup. I always get a cough and a scold from my mum after having them. But this is one of the things that a kid of my age then would ring a bell. And this take a lot of practise and techniques to savour the syrup bit by bit while enduring the icing pain of holding onto the ice bag. Only one word to describe - SHIOK
10. Kacang Butay: This is a MUST when watching movies in the cinema. And it is how amazing the hawker can wrap the kacang into neatly cone shaped. It is very igneous, so that you can hold on to the cone as you watch the movies. I esp love the peanuts coated with sugar.
So much so of childhood - this page is dedictated to people out there of my age group. Hope it brings back some nostalgic feel in you as you read thro' this page of mine. Oh yes, if you have any contribution, please feel free to add some comments. I would love to know which snacks/sweets or delicacies i have accidentally missed out :)
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