While the family’s head chef perfectly seasons his guest blog post, I’ll post again about local food. I didn’t mention in the last post how we’ve been enjoying the tastes of “kueh” or bite-sized snacks and treats.

I’ve developed an addiction to onde onde, which are like rice flour balls, covered in coconut with caramel-brown sugar insides. Another fave is chendol: shaved ice, condensed milk, caramel syrup, red beans, and some green jelly things. Today after a yoga class I stopped at Galicier Pastry Shop in Tiong Bahru and picked up some Bincka Ubi (yellow, in picture below) and Kueh Dar-Dar (green roll):

I’m more than a little OCD asking about ingredients due to my nut allergy and the woman behind assured me there were none. She also told me about 5 times that the Dar-Dar was the shop’s signature treat. After my first taste, I know why. Now my dilemma is whether I save some for my family or make it all disappear before I meet up with them.