Wednesday, February 27, 2008

What is Singapore's Favourite Dessert?

Our polls last year showed that Hokkien Mee, Chicken Rice and Mee Poh were the top 3 hawker dishes.

This time round we are looking for Singapore's favourite dessert. Please nominate up to 3 of your favourite desserts.

Mine would be:

1. Bean Curd
2. Orh Nee (Yam Paste)
3. Cendol

121 comments:

sumosumo said...

hmm.. i wld assume local desserts..

1. cheng tng
2. almond cream with black sesame tong yun
3. onde onde

joey said...

Almost the same as you! Bean curd, yam paste and black sesame paste! :)

oysterboy said...

1) tau hway
2) peanut soup
3) cheng tng

sbimbycat said...

1. almond cream
2. bulot hitam
3. red ruby

sh said...

1. beancurd
2. tau suan
3. pulut hitam

jasmine Pang said...

honeydew sago!

Gabriel said...

mine would be

1)beancurd
2)cendol
3)peanut soup

Speedy said...

1. Cheng Tng
2. Tang Yuan
3. Tau Suan

happy belly said...

1. Cheng Tng
2. Orh Nee
3. Red Ruby....MMmmm...

saampat said...

1. Cheng Tng
2. Beancurd
3. Tao Suan

Yummy said...

1) Ice Kachang
2) Bean Curd
3) Cheng Teng

+Ji@LiN said...

1. Ice Kachang
2. Tang Yuan
3. Pulot Hitam

=)

Blur Ting said...

1) Ice kachang
2 Orh Nee
3) ah baling

quirkywuirky said...

1) cendol
2) orh nee
3) pulot hitam

khim said...

i luv:

1. cheng tng
2. mango pudding or any mango desserts
3. almond jelly

btw, sumosumo, i tot onde onde is a snack?

sumosumo said...

khim - dessert, anything sweet right?

ok maybe next poll would be for local snacks like onde onde, kueh tutu etc...

change:
1.cheng tng
2.akmond cream with tong yun
3. sago with gula melaka

smart said...

1. Tua Suan
2. Chendol
3. Cheng Tng

amagada said...

Oh, this is tough...

1. Bean Curd
2. Tau Suan
3. Onde Onde

Anonymous said...

1. Bean curd with tang yuan
2. Zhi ma hu
3. Cheng tng

Camemberu said...

1. Orh nee!
2. Malay/Malaysian-style Chendol - you know there is a difference!
3. Red rubies (although that's technically a Thai dessert) or if that doesn't count, then Tau Suan please!

Sadid said...

1. tao suan
2. cheng tng
3. ice kachang

ieat said...

Well, red rubies is Thai, Chendol is Indian, Tang Yuan is Chinese, so is there really truly a Singaporean original dessert? Just nominate whatever you love to take after your meal.

Anonymous said...

1. Bubor Cha Cha or Cendol (preferably chilled - anyway both are coconut base)
2. Orh Nee (Yam Pudding with Gingko Nuts)
3. Tau Huay (Beancurd)

Anonymous said...

1) Chng Tng

2) Ah balling

3) Black sesame paste

--Mark aka zanzoo

Anonymous said...

1. cheng teng

2. barley soup and gingko nut

4. red ruby

Jonathan said...

1. Ice Kachang

2. Ice Jelly

3. Zhi Ma Hu aKa Black Sesame Paste

Anonymous said...

ice jelly, pulut hitam, ah balling. - blu

khim said...

seems like quite a lot like cheng tng! =)

hmmm.. i wun consider onde onde as dessert lei.. if dessert - anything sweet, can i vote for chocolate?? =p

sumosumo said...

Khim - maybe just narrow down to what you would like to eat as dessert after a meal?

wenxiu said...

pulut hitam, cake, ice cream
(lol, mine looks so different.)

joyce said...

1. Cheng Tng
2. Bean Curd
3. Black Sesame Paste

liverpool1965 said...

tau suan, chendol, orh nee...

Simple Gal said...

1) Ice-cream
2) Ginko Nuts with beansheet
3) Cheng Teng :)

JOjo said...

1) Tang Yuan
2) Beancurd
3) Barley, Ginko nuts with soybean sheet

La Chica Loca said...

1. Black sesame dumplings in peanut soup
2. Chendol
3. Fresh cut fruits

Wilb said...

1. Red Tea Longan (Desert at CVFC)
2. Orh Nee
3. Bo bo cha cha (Cant resist the chewy cubes)

Anonymous said...

I love:
1. Red Ruby
2. Anything with crushed Ice (eg. Ice jelly, ice chendol)
3. Tau Huay
4. Cold Fruits with crushed Ice

Anonymous said...

1.cheng tng
2. chendol
3. ice jelly

Anonymous said...

1. black sesame paste:D
2. ah balling:D
3. tau huay:D

travelling meebles said...

my fav desserts are:

1.ice kachang
2.tow suan with youzhakueh
3.orh-nee/bubur-chacha (the key note being the presence of yam in these desserts)

ieat said...

I am wondering. Is Bubor Cha Cha an original Singapore dessert?

Anonymous said...

1. Cheng Tng
2. Tang Yuan
3. Pulut Hitam

Anonymous said...

1. Chendol (with gula melaka!)
2. Cheng Tng, cold
3. Bubor Cha Cha But not many stalls can get it right nowadays)

And if Bubor Cha Cha is not considered 'local', I will go for Orh Nee (Hey, I'm Teochew!)

Jan

shernsey_ said...

red bean and sesame ah balling
pulut hitam
bean curd

ah choy said...

bean curd, barley and ginko nut,tau suan.

Anonymous said...

Ice kachang, beancurd and ice cream

EATER said...

1. sesame paste!
2. peanut soup with ahboiling
3. red bean dessert!

Anonymous said...

1. bean curd
2. peanut ice kacang
3. grass jelly with sea coconut ^^

itOe said...

1. Ice Kachang
2. Tau Huay
3. Yam Paste/ Sesame Cream/ Green Bean Soup

Anonymous said...

ahber sayz:

1) cheng teng (tiong bahru's tian tian)
2) ice karchang (with substantial ingredients)
3) orh ngee. (yeah baby! bring on the lard!)

pray said...

1) orh ngee
2)cheng tng
3) grass jelly

Anonymous said...

used to like beancurd but read somewhere that it is not advisable to eat too much soyabeans 'cos the bean itself contains aluminium when ingested will cause various problems. as a doctor do you think there is such a risk?

ber said...

orh nee,
ah balling,
mango+glutinous rice (counted as local ma?)

Anonymous said...

(1) beancurd
(2) cheng tng
(3) ginko and beancurd (cold)

Anonymous said...

pandan cake
nonya kuehs
real chendol (the kind where the green stuff actually has pandan taste!)

Samuel Lim said...

Kaya Toast
Bean Curd
Cendol

Anonymous said...

1. beancurd
2. buboh cha cha
3. tau suan

arthur said...

oh. my fave is
1) Cheng Tng
2) Tau Swan with lots of U char kway
3) Tang yuan

Damien said...

1. Tau Suan with lots of yutiao

2. Tau Huay

3. Cheng Tng

Jazzy said...

1)Bean curd
2)Yam paste
3)Tau Suan

THUNK Pte Ltd said...

1) cheng thng
2) ice kachang
3) Soya bean drink plus grass jelly (hei bai)

Anonymous said...

1. Orh Nee
2. Sesame Seed Paste
3. Tang Yuan

Anonymous said...

bubur hitam, cendol, bean curd

Anonymous said...

1. ice jelly
2. tau suan
3. bubble tea? can not?

Anonymous said...

1)cheng tng
2)Bean curd
3)tang yuan

Anonymous said...

1. chendol
2. tang yuan
3. ice kachang

xxoos said...

tau huey
mango pudding
ice cream

how come nobody likes ice cream?

Princess Pang said...

1. Barley added to green bean soup
2. Orh nee
3.Tau Suan with lots of yutiao

Esther said...

my votes are given to:

1. red bean paste (aka hong dou sha)
2. cheng tng
3. orh nee

Longan said...

1. ah balling
2. beancurd
3. ice kacheng

Fi Oh Na! said...

(1) Black glutinous rice (Burbur hitam)

(2) Soya beancurd (Tau huay)

(3) Chocolate of a Thousand Leaves cake from Coffee Bean

belvedere said...

1. tau huay
2. cheng tng
3. sesame paste

li ling said...

1. Beancurd skin, barley and gingko nut (腐竹薏米 or 白果薏米)
2. Tau huay
3. Pulut hitam

amandalwh said...

1. Yam Paste
2. black sesame Paste
3. Tau suan

Anonymous said...

1) tau suan with lots of yu cha kway
2) pulut burbur hitam
3) orh nee

Anonymous said...

dou hua
bedok ice kachang!
ice cream cake

ieat said...

Hmmm, just a quick glance and I'd say so far Cheng Tng, Bean Curd and maybe Tau Suan are the top 3.

Aaron said...

mine would be
orh nee
pulut hitam
chendol

tracyjacks said...

all my fav desserts are not really 'local'

1) chocolate pudding
2) mcflurry [dunno why I just love the stuff!]
3) cheesecake ^_^

Mark said...

i've been reading you blog since over a year ago, top notch work! as for my favourite local desserts:

1. PEANUT ice kachang
2. Tau Suan
3. Orh Nee

tangyberry said...

1. Cheng Tng
2. Ice Jelly
3. Red Ruby

eugene aka bobbs said...

1. cheng teng
2. ice kachang
3. bean curd

Anonymous said...

Tau Suan
Red Ruby
Yam Paste

adee said...

longan and almond pudding
ice cream
mango pudding

Anonymous said...

1. Longan and almond pudding
2. Tao huay
3. that dessert with big glutinous rice balls with sesame paste in it...mmmm...

Anonymous said...

1) Ice Kachang
2) Honeydew Sago
3) Almond Jelly

DT said...

chendol(from the old Geylang Serai Market)
orh nee
sesame paste

missachanel said...

i say

1)cheng tng
2)tau suan
3)honey dew sago

Anonymous said...

1. Chendol
2. Peanut Ice Kacang
3. Tau Suan

Anonymous said...

1. cheng tng
2. peanut ice kachang
3. bean curd

Grace said...

1. Ice kacang
2. Redbean pancake
3. Tang yuan

Hitsugaya said...

1. Chocolate ice kacang
2. Beancurd
3. Ice jelly

Anonymous said...

1. Putu Piring
2. tao huey
3. oneh oneh

Cheng said...

1. Orh nee (Yam paste)
2. Zhi ma hu (sesame paste)
3.Chin chow (grass jelly)
unsweetened for all. =)

Nicole said...

1. Ice kachang
2. Black sesame paste
3. Tao hway

ahphuay said...

Does cakes count?

1. Cheng Teng
2. Cakes
3. Sesame Paste

Can I put more? =X

4. Mochi
5. Sea coconut with longan

ahphuay said...

cuz i decide. They are all my fav!!

pickles said...

(1) orh nee
(2) bobochacha (hot)
(3) tau suan

shan said...

1. Ice Kachang
2. Seasame paste
3. muah chee

kim.o said...

1) Chendol
2) Tang Yuan (Ah Balling)
3) Muah Chee!

Anonymous said...

1) Tau Huay
2) Cheng Tng
3) Pulot Hitam

Anonymous said...

1. cheng teng
2. bo bo cha cha
3. almond jelly/cream

all cold :)
yum...

Anonymous said...

1. TUA BUAY

2. AH BALLING

3. RED BEAN SOUP

coreeen said...

1. cheng teng
2. tau hway
3. tau suan

m1a7a said...

1. Yam Paste
2. Ah Balling
3. Red Ruby

ahgurl said...

my favourite:
1) ice kacang
2) cheng teng
3) beancurd

An Economist Baker said...

1. Beancurd

2. Goreng Pisang (Counted?)

3. Ah Balling

kreampuff said...

1. Sago Gula Melaka
2. Ice Jelly
3. Orh Nee

pammiez said...

1. Tang Yuan
2. Ice-cream
3. Anything durian

Anonymous said...

1. Tau Huay
2. Sesame Paste
3. Pandan Chiffon Cake

JW said...

1. yam paste
2. tau suan
3. almond jelly with longan

Anonymous said...

Orh Nee
Almond cream
Chng Teng

tequila said...

Orh Nee
peanut soup w ah-balling
green bean soup

greenbearwithit said...

1) bur bur cha cha
2) Chendol
3) Durian Pudding!!!

Anonymous said...

1) pulut hitam
2) orh nee
3) cheng tng

Dr Alienology said...

1) yam paste
2) ice kachiang
3) tau suan

wildgoose said...

Almond Cream, Tau Hway, and Chng Teng

khim said...

hi wildgoose & Dr Alienology,

e nominations r over. pls vote for ur favorites at the Poll on e right side of e blog.

Anonymous said...

I know this is close but are we having another poll. I would love to have something like favvourite food

ieat said...

Did favourite hawker food last year. We need to narrow the category for favourite food. What do you suggest?

denise* said...

ice cream
tang yuan
tao suan :)

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