So which is worth the calories?
Photos: Weekender
With Chinese New Year bounding in like an enthusiastic puppy, it's time to splash your abode in shades of auspicious red with bulbous silk lanterns, blinking firecrackers, spring couplets, and of course, an array of red lid-touting containers filled with your favourite festive goodies. From perennial favourites of crunchy arrowhead chips and smoky bak kwa squares to trendy ones such as salted egg yolk chips and fried fish skin, these addictive snacks will leave the fingers all dusty and crusty with sugar and spice during this joyous occasion.
Out of the lot, we zeroed in on our personal favourite CNY goodie: The pineapple tart.
A delicious staple during the festive shenanigans, the pineapple tart is flaunted like a prized pig by bakeries from around the nation, each vying for your attention with promises that their buttery creation is the best.
We'll be the judge of that, after eating our way through 10 brands of pineapple tarts.
8. Antoinette’s Traditional Pineapple Tarts, $15 per box
While prided as a Parisian pâtisserie, Antoinette is giving us Nyonya vibes from its Traditional Pineapple Tarts. Created in a traditional open tart variation, the nostalgic treat glues a gentle ball of pineapple jam on a biscuit-like pastry, then baked till it deepens into a golden-brown hue – something rather Nyonya-ish we think. It’s all about the jam with this one, which we savoured without complaints. Furthermore, Antoinette stands out from the pack with its pineapple jam ridden with earthy spices.
Available at Antoinette outlets, including 30 Penhas Road, Singapore 208188
ADVERTISEMENTS