The surest sign of Chinese New Year preparations was the distinct aroma of kuih kapek (love letter crepes) being molded in their irons over charcoal braziers. Love letter or kuih kapit is a sweet paper thin crispy biscuits. For Malaysians, Kuih, pronounce as ‘Coo-eh’ can be either sweet or savoury.
Biscuits, cookies or anything of traditional food, we usually call them ‘Kuih’!
In Malaysia, the Chinese called beehive biscuit. The Peranakan community apparently called it kuih ros or Rose biscuits probably because it looked like a flower. In Malay, it was called kuih loyang or brass moulded biscuits
Ingredients Egg, rice flour, all purpose flour, coconut milk and sugar.
Walnut stuffed Red Dates is one of the popular snacks in China.
GohgeousWalnut stuffed Red Dates precisely selected high-quality red dates and walnut as the base ingredients and then the ingredients go through numbers of detailed procedure before they turn into walnut stuffed red dates. Each red dates is a great source of nutrition, making sure you stay healthy as you snack!
These peanut cookies are a must for Chinese New Year. It is kind of addictive and once you pop one into your mouth you will definitely come back for more.
Ingredients Peanuts, sugar, peanut oil, all-purpose flour and egg yolk