Singapore Chinese Dialect
Street Snacks
The Chinese are very fond of associating food with auspicious meanings. For example, sugared winter melon strips, together with the preserved lotus roots and lotus seeds are part of the eight treasure goodies which are offered to family and friends during the Lunar New year period to mark a sweet and successful year ahead. Therefore, the presence of traditional candy sellers plays an important role in upholding the continuation of the Chinese traditions
Date: 16 July to 25 July
Time: 4pm to 11pm
Pricing: Free Admission
Wayang Performance 戏曲
Venue: Clifford Square
Time: - 7.30pm to 8.30pm
- 9.00pm to 10.00pm
Language:Hokkien, Teochew, Cantonese,
Hainanese, Mandarin. All with English
synopsis
Street Snacks
The Chinese are very fond of associating food with auspicious meanings. For example, sugared winter melon strips, together with the preserved lotus roots and lotus seeds are part of the eight treasure goodies which are offered to family and friends during the Lunar New year period to mark a sweet and successful year ahead. Therefore, the presence of traditional candy sellers plays an important role in upholding the continuation of the Chinese traditions
Date: 16 July to 25 July
Time: 4pm to 11pm
Pricing: Free Admission
Wayang Performance 戏曲
Venue: Clifford Square
Time: - 7.30pm to 8.30pm
- 9.00pm to 10.00pm
Language:Hokkien, Teochew, Cantonese,
Hainanese, Mandarin. All with English
synopsis
String Puppets 提线木偶
Venue: Merlion Park
Time: -7.30pm to 8.00pm
-8.30pm to 9.00pm
Language:Hokkien, with English synopsis
Venue: Merlion Park
Time: -7.30pm to 8.00pm
-8.30pm to 9.00pm
Language:Hokkien, with English synopsis
Hand Puppets 布袋戏
Venue: Central's River Promenade
Time: -8.00pm to 8.30pm
-9.00pm to 9.30pm
Language:Teochew, with English
synopsis
Venue: Central's River Promenade
Time: -8.00pm to 8.30pm
-9.00pm to 9.30pm
Language:Teochew, with English
synopsis
Dragon Beard Candies 龙须糖
The Dragon Beard Candy is a thumb sized nugget that consisted of hundred bits of ground nuts wrapped within thousands of fine malt threads. These very fine threads of malt are constantly dipped into a big tub of icing flour thus giving it the appearance and consistency of a fine white beard that is no difference from the beard of the mystical Chinese Dragon.
Symbolism: The strands of the dragon bear candy symbolise longevity. White represents purity.
The Dragon Beard Candy is a thumb sized nugget that consisted of hundred bits of ground nuts wrapped within thousands of fine malt threads. These very fine threads of malt are constantly dipped into a big tub of icing flour thus giving it the appearance and consistency of a fine white beard that is no difference from the beard of the mystical Chinese Dragon.
Symbolism: The strands of the dragon bear candy symbolise longevity. White represents purity.
Malt Candy 麦芽糖
This purest and highest grade of molten malt that is best enjoyed after working many turns around a pair of chopsticks. Somehow, these molten malt when turned around the chopsticks got mixed with the air and becomes even more delicious.
Symbolism: wealth and prosperity
This purest and highest grade of molten malt that is best enjoyed after working many turns around a pair of chopsticks. Somehow, these molten malt when turned around the chopsticks got mixed with the air and becomes even more delicious.
Symbolism: wealth and prosperity
Ting Ting Candies 丁丁糖
Ting Ting candy is the most famous traditional Chinese sweet in the olden days of Chinatown way before the western cough drops or sugary candy sweets. Children and Adults crowd around when they hear the old men at a corner of the olden days Chinatown goes ‘ting ting ting’.
Ting Ting Candies are essentially made from molten malt that has hardened. The hardened mass of malt is hard yet highly malleable at the same time. It takes the hitting of the metal scapel with a metal rod hammer, thus creating the “TING TING” sound to cut this hard malt to small bite size pieces.
Symbolism: The independence of many descendants as well as the unity and loyalty of families .
Ting Ting candy is the most famous traditional Chinese sweet in the olden days of Chinatown way before the western cough drops or sugary candy sweets. Children and Adults crowd around when they hear the old men at a corner of the olden days Chinatown goes ‘ting ting ting’.
Ting Ting Candies are essentially made from molten malt that has hardened. The hardened mass of malt is hard yet highly malleable at the same time. It takes the hitting of the metal scapel with a metal rod hammer, thus creating the “TING TING” sound to cut this hard malt to small bite size pieces.
Symbolism: The independence of many descendants as well as the unity and loyalty of families .
Muah Chee 金麻吉
Muah Chee is a local snack that combines the cooked glutinous rice dough and then coated with finely crushed peanut bits. It is usually pieces of glutinous rice coated with finely crushed peanuts and does not have any sweet fillings. Muah Chee is one of the most demanding traditional Chinese Dessert that has to be eaten freshly made and as soon as it is prepared.
Muah Chee is a local snack that combines the cooked glutinous rice dough and then coated with finely crushed peanut bits. It is usually pieces of glutinous rice coated with finely crushed peanuts and does not have any sweet fillings. Muah Chee is one of the most demanding traditional Chinese Dessert that has to be eaten freshly made and as soon as it is prepared.
Ho Lily is one of the few traditional Chinese Food artistes who not only sell traditional Chinese food, she has also improved on their tastes and presentation resulting to her food craft being very much sought after. Come 2010, at the Singapore Food Festival, Lily ho launches, the first time ever in Singapore, crispy dragon beard candies.
Ho Lily Dragon Beard and Traditional Snacks Stall
Address: Sim Lim Square 1 Rochor Canal Road, #06-36
