From bubble tea to biscuit sticks: A round-up of unusual National Day specials
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From bubble tea to biscuit sticks: A circular-up of unusual National 24-hour interval specials
It'due south that time of the twelvemonth again when brands come up up with quirky ideas and interesting collaborations every bit we show our patriotic pride and indulge in all things local. From kueh dadar mooncakes to Singapore Merlion charms, hither are some of our favourites.
ChangHoSek's Kueh Dadar mooncake has a desiccated kokosnoot yolk middle amid a smooth pandan paste. (Photo: ChangHoSek)
Singapore celebrates its 55th birthday on Sunday (Aug nine), and what better manner to celebrate than to eat, potable and possibly even vesture all things King of beasts City-inspired.
Here'southward a quick list of locally inspired products, from beer and biscuits to bubble tea and mooncakes.
TIGER'S ORCHID BREW BEER
We say cheers to this limited edition offering from a homegrown brand that'south roped in a local talent to work on the cans.
Creative person Tiffany Lovage'south blueprint takes inspiration from Singapore'southward national bloom, the Vanda Miss Joaquim, and an interesting discovery that a tiger orchid at the Singapore Botanic Gardens might be the globe's oldest orchid.
It'due south not only what'south exterior, though – the lager's infused with orchids and boasts light floral notes with a touch of citrus. It was initially available for a limited fourth dimension at Tiger Street Lab at Jewel Changi Airdrome but now information technology's everywhere.
Four-tin packs are priced at S$11.seventy and bachelor until Aug 31.
CHANGHOSEK'Due south KUEH DADAR AND D24 PENGAT MOONCAKES
This boutique mooncake maker is known for its Mao Shan Wang and D24 durian lurid snowfall skin mooncakes (and a popular bubble tea ane concluding flavour).
This year, ChangHoSek is taking on one of our favourite local snacks with a kueh dadar variant, which boasts a desiccated coconut yolk centre amidst a smooth pandan paste. The infusion of pandan into a reduced sugar white lotus paste is reminiscent of the pandan crepe used for making kueh dadar while the gula melaka kaya with dessicated kokosnoot completes the taste.
Alternatively, there's the D24 pengat snowskin mooncake – a medley of pure D24 durian pulp, coconut and gula melaka, encased in snow skin that is tinted blue with blueish pea blossom.
The mooncakes are available at https://www.changhosek.com
JANICE WONG'S TASTES OF SINGAPORE CHOCOLATE BOX
Trust the award-winning pastry and dessert chef to come up with the prettiest of chocolates with the most varied of flavours for Singapore's 55th birthday.
Janice Wong'southward National Twenty-four hour period Special Tastes of Singapore Box comes with a special sleeve pattern and 16 gems boasting eight local flavours, including kopi, banana palm saccharide, gingerflower, laksa leaf lemongrass, chilli padi, gula melaka pandan coconut, kaffir lime salted caramel and milk tea.
The package is priced at South$55 and available at https://www.janicewong.online/
HEYTEA'Due south MILO BOBO-SHIOK BUBBLE TEA
Bubble tea isn't strictly a "Singapore" affair only hey, everyone grew up with Milo, right?
You've got two options: The Milo Bobo-Shio has Milo, cocoa and chewy brown bobo topped with whipped cream, and the bubble-less Milo-Shiok Sundae Mini, which is soft serve paired with milk cream swirl.
And if y'all're fast enough on Aug 9, free chocolate croissants will be given to the beginning 55 customers who order the Milo Bobo-Shiok at each outlet.
The Milo Bobo-Shiok is S$7.80 while the Milo-Shiok Sundae Mini is S$4.thirty at outlets in ION Orchard, Westgate and Marina Bay Sands.
OLD CHANG KEE'South NATIONAL Twenty-four hours PASTRY Series
You lot've probably seen this going around on social media – iv different puff flavours that "correspond our racial diversity to abet togetherness and unity". Well, they taste squeamish besides.
At that place'southward the tangy chilli crab with real crab meat and a fancy scarlet and white exterior that supposedly resembles the flag. It's available until Aug 9.
Then from Aug 10 to Aug 16, at that place's rendang chicken puff inspired by the Malay dish. The calendar week after that, information technology's a butter craven variant with craven, onion and potato in a velvety gravy of rich Indian spices. It'll conclude with the charcoal-cased chicken stew version.
Each puff in a higher place is priced at S$2 and available at all Onetime Chang Kee stores and commitment platforms.
HOOK Java'S NATIONAL Twenty-four hour period FLAVOURS
The homegrown specialty coffee company has 2 new nostalgia-inducing coffees: Grape Times and Choco-Lit.
The former is a nod to the dearest local snack, Sultana biscuits, and is full-bodied with fruity notes. The latter, which is dense and fudgy, was inspired past the ubiquitous chocolate cream wafer snacks every 80s and 90s child loved.
Hook Coffee has got other local-style java blends, too: The Singablend pays tribute to some other babyhood favourite, iced gem biscuits. In that location are also Yaya Kakaya pods, a rich coffee blend made from 100 per cent specialty-class Arabica beans, with added natural flavours of pandan and coconut.
Prices for Grape Times and Choco-Lit start at S$14 for 200g. For more details on their offerings, visit https://www.hookcoffee.com.sg/.
PRETZ X WEE NAM KEE Craven RICE
Now, this is what yous call a chicken (rice) in a biscuit. The iconic Singapore chicken rice is now in the course of beige sticks, thank you to a collaboration between Singapore's Wee Nam Kee Hainanese Chicken Rice and Japanese confectionery company Glico.
The latter's crispy beige stick has been effectually in Singapore for forty years and nosotros think this flavour is a long overdue – imagine having the taste of delicious poached chicken meat, fragrant chicken rice and even the piquant chilli and ginger complementing dips in one portable, crispy snack.
It retails at S$1.60 (31 grams per pack) at all Wee Nam Kee outlets and major supermarkets.
NUTMEG & CLOVE X ROKETTO IZAKAYA'South GARDEN City NEGRONI
Possessor bartender Colin Chia of homegrown bar Nutmeg & Clove joined forces with chef Willin Low of Wild Rocket and Roketto Izakaya to curate a special bottled cocktail to commemorate Singapore'due south big day.
Named after the "Garden Metropolis" vision introduced past former Prime number Minister Lee Kuan Yew dorsum in 1967, it'southward a twist on the classic cocktail inspired by local floral, herbs, spice & fruits, including Hendrick's Gin infused with ginger blossom and lychee vinegar.
Every purchase of the limited edition drink comes with a voucher redeemable at Roketto Izakaya for a deconstructed Singapore Sling dessert, paired with Nutmeg & Clove'southward signature cocktail, Slinging Lion, which is, of course a twist on another famous homegrown cocktail.
It's priced at Due south$65 for a 250ml bottle and only 55 are available at https://www.nutmegclove.com/commitment-carte.
TEXAS CHICKEN'S REAL SALTED EGG FRIED Craven
Everyone's getting egg-cited for National Solar day. Texas Chicken is putting their popular existent salted egg fried chicken back on its menu from now till Aug 26, in celebration of our nation'southward 55th.
What sets this one apart from the rest is the recipe, which Texas Chicken says took three years to perfect. The issue? 100 per centum fresh chicken that is generously coated real salted egg sauce and sprinkled with salted egg crumbs to requite that extra crunch.
At that place is a special National Day promotion where all in-store dine-in and takeaway orders with a minimum spend of S$x in a single receipt get Due south$1 off when payment is fabricated with using the OCBC Pay Anyone app. For delivery orders with a minimum spend of Southward$thirty via the website, customers tin get 10 percentage off using the promo lawmaking TEX10 upon check out.
Available at https://order.texaschicken.com.sg/ till Aug 26.
PANDORA'S SINGAPORE MERLION Amuse
We're throwing a curveball here – in case yous actually desire something to wear. The Danish jewellery brand's new sterling silverish Merlion charm is sectional to Singapore. Fix with brilliant-cut clear cubic zirconia, information technology also has intricate details in the Merlion'south swirly mane and fish scales on the tail.
It's priced at S$55 until Aug x and Southward$69 thereafter from https://sg.pandora.net/en
Source: https://cnalifestyle.channelnewsasia.com/entertainment/milo-bubble-tea-orchid-beer-singapore-national-day-products-247611
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