Tutu Kueh ^^

Tu Tu Kueh

 

We visited a famous tu tu kueh stall in Singapore, which is located at Clementi. 

Here's the address:

Blk 22B Havelock Road

#01-25
9am to 3pm
449 Clementi Ave 3, #01-211
3pm to 9.30pm
97372469

Social and cultural significance of food 

preparation and consumption:

It is usually eaten as a snack or dessert.^^


Food Preparations

Made primarily with rice flour or glutinous rice flour, the light snack contains either peanut and sugar or shredded coconut as its filling. The typical method of preparation involves rapid steaming of the flour and the filling. Once ready, the Tutu is served on pandan leaves to add fragrance.

How Tu Tu Kueh was introduced to Singapore?

Tutu Kueh's history started from the 1930's when it was first popularized by Tan Yong Fa, a man who arrived in Singapore from Fujian (a place in China).  He started making a traditional Fujian steamed rice cake called song gao 松糕 which was a large plain rice cake made from pounded rice that cut into smaller slices after steaming.  Somewhere along the line, he (or one of his clansmen) started making them smaller and filling them with peanuts and grated coconut and thus Tutu Kueh was born!!! :) YUMMM...

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        From steamed rice cakes
                     to
        Tutu Kueh!!!

Consumption:

Just eat it.

Our Reviews:

"It's is sweet and crunchy"


"It is simple but tasty." 

"It is the original tan’s family tutu kueh. Though the tutu kueh was salty and chewy on the outside, it was crunchy, if it was peanut flavour and soft if it was coconut flavour. The peanut is really tasty if you have a sweet tooth but coconut is really good if you are on a healthy diet."

Ratings:

4/5

:)

Credits:

Wikipedia