Chinese New Year Snack
Chinese New Year, the time of the year where you dress in red, recite your greetings and get/give those red packets. Of course, let's not forget the main part of celebrating Lunar New Year - Nope, it ain't Mahjong nor steamboat - it's the snacks. I always look forward to going back to my grandparents' place for there's always an abundance of these tasty CNY snacks. From almond cookies to Hae Bee Hiam, I will consume them all. However, a series of concerns come to mind as I ate these goodies.
Most of the times my grandparents were often forced to wander out of their houses to get these snacks. As they get older, I felt that it has become increasingly more inconvenient for them do so. With the advancement of technology, we're now able to order these CNY goodies and delivery fuss free to their house. Personally, I prefer handmade goodies for they taste more authentic than machinery produced snacks. Additionally, with the lack of preservatives and artificial flavourings it makes these snacks a little bit healthier for your body. That's where Poon Confectionary - CNY Delivery comes in.
Poon Confectionary | CNY Delivery SG
Established in 1971, Poon Confectionary is a bakery that was first set up in Pahang, Malaysia. They offer homemade and handmade freshly baked Chinese New Year goodies and snacks. Using quality ingredients, the bakery utilises recipes that have been passed down 3 generations to produce 30 different kinds of Lunar New Year snacks. In addition, they do not use any preservatives or artificial flavourings in their snacks. Who says you can't take the healthy route when you choose your Chinese New Year snacks.
A factor that allows them to produce such tasteful delicacies is how each and every confectionary was still made by hand instead of heavy machinery. This meant that each and every piece that you savour in your mouth is an exclusive piece. Plus handmade cookies just taste so much better. Specializing in CNY snacks, Poon Confectionary offer over 30 different variety from Pineapple tarts to Love letters. It's the typical Asian heaven. On top of that, they even have hampers and flowers. However, in this post, we're going to be touching on the snacks portion.
Since 30 bottles of snacks are just too much for my small family, I've narrowed it down and chosen 3 of the staples:
We're going to test these snacks out in order of the list.
Salted Egg Lotus Roots
With the salted egg trend still going strong, it is no doubt that I've ordered a salted egg item as part of my CNY snack attack. The Salted Egg Lotus Root is the perfect item to ease your lotus roots cravings. Additionally, the reason why people have lotus roots every year is that it is a homophone for "having every year". A snack you should never be without.
Coated with an abundance of salted egg seasoning, I was shocked that the sweetness of the lotus root was more prominent than the seasoning. I like how the roots were sliced finely and evenly, giving the lotus root a more orderly look. Despite my delight in its appearance and the sweetness of the lotus root, I felt that the salted egg seasoning leaned more towards the salty side than the salted egg taste.
In spite of that, I still felt that the lotus root still made a very good snack to munch on while your aunt is reminding you how old you are during the Lunar New Year. Maybe she will stop if you give her some of this but we will never know until you try.
So get your lotus roots cravings here.
Cheese Pineapple Tarts
Who celebrates Chinese New Year without pineapple tarts? Not me. That's why we're not skipping out on them. This time I chose the cheese pineapple tarts to sample. Upon first look, each and every tart looked slightly different. A sure sign that these tarts were handmade. As I broke the tart into halves, I could feel the firm external pastry crumbling to reveal the soft internal goodness.
Filled with sweet pineapple stuffings, the pineapple tart gave me a nostalgic feeling when I first bit into it. The sweetness from the flavorful fillings suffused my taste buds the moment I bit into a golden pillow. The quality ingredients they used were clearly presented in the taste and texture of the tarts.
The buttery crust with the light golden brown texture on top had a mixture of lightly sprinkled cheese on the surface. A slightly salted taste was detected on the surface of the crust. It is the perfect compliment to the usual pineapple tart. However, I would prefer if the cheese was more flavorful.
All in all, I do enjoy the pineapple tart. It was firm on the outside and soft on the inside. It doesn't crumble too much and it is in the perfect aesthetics. The sweetness from the pineapple fills your mouth while giving you a tinge of saltiness from the cheese.
If you're not up for trying the mixture of cheese and pineapple, Poon Confectionary also produce regular pineapple tarts too. You can get these Pineapple Tarts here.
Peanut Butter Love Letter (Kuih Kapit)
Last but not least, love letters! Be it stuffed or empty, I love snacking on these love letters. Since I had a strong peanut butter craving, I decided to go for this peanut butter filled love letters. Each bottle has 25 pieces of deliciously filled and folded love letters. What strikes me the most is how much fillings there are in each and every love letter. They are almost a cm thick each.
What amazed me was how they even self-made the peanut butter. It tasted heavenly. With a mix of sweetness and a hint of saltiness, this has got to be the best peanut butter I've tasted.
The loud crunch the moment I bit into the love letter, brought me back to the days. Where I quietly sat at the corner of my grandmother house munching sticks after sticks of love letters. The baked buttery taste from the love letter was strong enough to balance out the strong peanut butter taste, allowing both to compliment each other.
Out of the 3 goodies, I got to say that the Peanut Butter Love Letters have got to be my favourite. The love letters were not only baked to perfection but the homemade peanut butter got me gaining an addiction. This is a definite must-have snack this Lunar New Year - especially for those with a sweet tooth.
You can purchase these delicious peanut butter filled love letters here.
That's it for my Chinese New Year staples snacks review. Check out CNY Delivery SG | Poon Confectionary on their website. If you're looking to try out these goodies yourself. You can walk into their store for a free tasting. All relevant information listed down below. Happy Lunar New Year!
CNY Delivery SG
Free Tasting:
502 Macpherson Road
S368204 (Opposite Caltex)
Opening Hours: 1 pm - 10 pm Daily
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