The Exploration on the Appreciation of Traditional Chinese Kuehs by Singaporean Millennials through the Object-Centered Model of Food Appreciation
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OUR SINGAPOREAN KUEHS
The Exploration on the Appreciation of Traditional Chinese Kuehs by Singaporean Millennials through the Object-Centered Model of Food Appreciation
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT
OUR SINGAPOREAN KUEHS
HAND-FORMED
Traditionally in Swatow, China, the Soon Kueh skin is made entirely out of milled rice, while the filling is packed with Bamboo Shoots and starches like carrots and Jicama.
However, it has adapted to fit the taste buds of Singaporeans with the softer exterior containing a mixture of Tapioca starch and Rice flour - largely influenced by the Peranakan Kuehs
The filling also has a different meaning to Singaporeans. We know of Soon Kueh as the kueh having the Jicama filling rather than bamboo shoots, because in the past, Jicama is easily obtained and cheaper than bamboo shoots.
MOULD-FORMED
A pink, chewy, rice and tapioca flour skin wrapped around fragrant-packed mixture of glutinous rice and many other delectable ingredients
HAND-FORMED
A soft, tapioca starch & rice flour skin wrapped around a umami-filled garlic chive filling
HEALTH BENEFITSVARIATIONSAllium tuberosum
Unlike the common onion chives, these garlic chives provides a sharp garlic-y flavour to your meals.
Whereas onion chives are hollow, garlic chives are distinguishable from chives by their flat, broader leaves and fragrant white flowers.
HEALTH BENEFITS
In Chinese medicine, garlic chives are used its warming effects, especially for those who have cold limbs.
Those with kidney and spleen yang deficiency can benefit from the "yang" from these chives.
Chinese medicine considers, kidney yang to dominate sexual function. In Chinese herbal medicine they call chives the plant that “increases yang and sexual function grass”.
MOULD-FORMED
Chewy and tender glutinous rice flour skin wrapping around different sweet and savory fillings - from peanut to salted mung beans, the choice is endless
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