#red tortoise cake

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Went to the nearby shopping mall to have dinner and to do some grocery shopping. Couldn’t resist going over to Ji Xiang Ang Ku Kueh (吉祥红龟粿) popup stall to check out their range of colourful Ang Ku Kuehs (红龟粿). We picked one each of Peanut (花生), Salted Bean (咸豆沙), Coconut (椰子), Corn (玉米), Yam (芋头) and Sweet Bean (甜豆沙) ang ku kuehs. Both the peanut and sweet bean comes in red glutinous rice skin and to differentiate between them, look at the banana leaf. The peanut one has a rectangle shape leaf while the sweet bean has four of its corners trimmed off.

Topmost image courtesy of Ji Xiang Ang Ku Kueh.

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We went ahead with the grocery shopping at NTUC before stopping at 85 Redhill Teochew Fishball Noodles on the way out to buy takeaway Minced Meat Noodle (肉脞面) for mum. Asked for dry-style thin yellow noodles or mee kia with no added chilli sauce. The bowl came with the usual minced pork, pork slices, braised mushrooms and fishballs with a drizzling of chopped spring onions.

We passed by the pop-up Ji Xiang Ang Ku Kueh (吉祥红龟粿) stall at the corner next to the lift landing area. Faced with an assortment of colourful kuehs, mum picked a box of 5s Peanut Ang Ku Kuehs (花生红龟粿) for dessert. These steamed sticky and stretchy glutinous rice snacks are filled with either savoury or sweet filling and resemble tortoise shell, hence they are also known as red tortoise cake.

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The pop-up Ji Xiang Ang Ku Kueh (吉祥红龟粿) stall in Sun Plaza never fails to attract us with their colourful range of kuehs. Mum picked up a box of 5s Peanut Ang Ku Kuehs. These traditional glutinous rice snacks are sticky and soft, packed with fillings. Best eaten on the day of purchase or keep it in the fridge then steam it.

Me, I am intrigued by these blue and white lumps of glutinous rice snacks. The inside is filled with gula melaka sweetened desiccated coconut. I couldn’t find any information on it but the nearest I came across is Pulut Inti (Steamed Glutinous Rice with Coconut Topping). Taste wise, it is comparable but lose out on the banana leaf fragrance as it uses paper wrappers.

This Labubu doll craze is taking the whole world by storm. Even Ji Xiang Ang Ku Kueh is coming out with a set of seven Labubu Ang Ku Kuehs (S$60) with a choice of peanut, sweet bean or mixture of the two fillings. If you just want to buy one piece, it will cost you S$10.

Selected images courtesy of Ji Xiang Ang Ku Kueh.

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The Ji Xiang Ang Ku Kueh (吉祥红龟粿) pop up stall at Sun Plaza has a table full of colourful Kuehs or Kuihs (粿). It is a fairly broad term which may include items that would be called cakes, cookies, dumplings, pudding, biscuits, or pastries in English and are usually made from rice or glutinous rice. Picked up four vivid red Peanut Ang Ku Kuehs and two green Coconut Ang Ku Kuehs for a total of S$9. Peeling away the square of banana leaf and taking a bite, the skin is so soft and stretchy. Both the grounded peanut and sweetened desiccated coconut fillings are so fragrant but not overly sweet.

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We often purchase ang ku kuehs or red tortoise cakes from Ji Xiang Ang Ku Kueh (吉祥红龟粿) if we are around the vicinity of the stall. This lot of colourful snacks are for both my family and sister’s friend. Each colour represented a different filling except for the red ones which is either Peanut (花生) or Sweet Bean Paste (豆沙). Grey is Salted Bean Paste (咸豆沙), Green is Coconut (椰子), Purple is Yam (芋头) and Yellow is Corn (玉米).

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Have you tried Ang Ku Kueh (红龟粿) or red tortoise cake before? My family enjoyed munching on these sticky and chewy snacks that comes in a host of sweet or savoury fillings. Shown here are the Coconut (椰子) and Peanut (花生) versions we bought near our place from Ji Xiang Ang Ku Kueh (吉祥红龟粿) popup stall.

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Brought mum out for dinner and grocery shopping at Sun Plaza. The Ji Xiang Ang Ku Kueh (吉祥红龟粿) pop-up stall next to the elevators still have quite a varieties Ang Ku Kuehs or red tortoise cakes (红龟粿) for sale. Mum picked two of her favourites - Peanut (花生) and Sweet Bean (豆沙) while I chose a new flavour - Red Bean (红豆). The snacks are priced at S$1.50 apiece and six for S$9. The lady was saying if you present the (membership) card, you get S$0.20 off but she just gave everyone the discount whether the card was shown or not.

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While Ang Ku Kueh (红龟粿) means red tortoise cake in our local Hokkien dialect, they do come in various colours and with assorted fillings. This plate of colourful ang ku kuehs from Ji Xiang Ang Ku Kueh (吉祥红龟粿) are filled with sweet fillings of Corn (玉米), Yam (芋头), Peanut (花生) and Coconut (椰子).

While ang ku kuehs generally has a sweet filling, this Salted Bean Ang Ku Kueh (咸豆沙) comes with a savoury mung bean filling fragranced with shallot oil and enclosed with a soft and chewy glutinous rice skin. The banana leaf underneath added its own fragrant during the steaming process.

Selected images courtesy of Ji Xiang Confectionery.