Now that the Christmas feasting is out of the way, it is time to indulge in Chinese New Year (CNY) goodies. There were a few stalls at Takashimaya this year that I do not recall seeing previously such as Frenzies, Kele and Nature's Krafters. The latter is a Singapore company that harvest Bentong ginger from the foothills of Malaysia's Bukit Tinggi where the air is crisp and the water pure, into different forms – powder (also available with molasses sugar), fermented slices (with honey or honey and lemongrass) and mixed with other natural ingredients. Probably the beverage we would need to aid digestion after over-eating. Tried Kele's golden pineapple balls, supposedly the best in Singapore, for the first time and was surprised I did not find them earlier. Now, it ranks among my favourites.
Its macadamia nuts cookies were also good, just like the melt-in-the-mouth almond cookies from Yan's Cakes. I loved Old Seng Choong's carrot cake which can be eaten cold straight out of the fridge or warm after heating it up in a steamer or microwave oven. If you prefer crispy carrot cake, then pan-fry it 'til fragrant and hot. While Little Nonya's kueh bangkit was crispy with a nice aroma, it did not melt in the mouth like HarriAnns. Also like Home Favourite's Mao Shan Wang durian cookies and Garden Pastry & Cake's black sesame cookies but not its raspberry snow cookies that went from cloyingly sweet to so sour that I cringed. Found the lychee cookies from Baker's Well too buttery for my liking and did not like that its healthy almond pillows were made from almond powder instead of using the nuts.
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