Comments | chihinglim: Nyonya Love Letters (Kuih Kapit)

chihinglim

Nyonya Love Letters (Kuih Kapit)

Jan 11, 2009 20:19

The lunar new year is barely a month away and Y and I decided to make nyonya love letters (otherwise known as kuih kapit) with our pizzelle maker (Thanks, MC for the machine!!). Love letters are absolutely one of my favorite snacks during the new year and is unique to Singapore and Malaysia. It's light and delicate and totally addictive. It's hard ( Read more... )

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Comments 6

misawong January 12 2009, 02:36:03 UTC

Yum! Looks great and I'm sure it tastes wonderful too! Was given a box of pineapple tarts which were made by the contractor's wife. It looked exactly the same as how we used to make it and was thinking of you and how we used to sit there and cut out the shapes and slice little slivers to criss cross on top. Hope you're doing well!

chihinglim January 12 2009, 23:43:18 UTC

Yes, they are awesome!! Light and totally falls apart in the mouth. I miss all of you and your help with making those patterns on the tarts!! It was so much fun.

aliki January 12 2009, 23:21:29 UTC

Egads, you made me homesick.

Sincerely,
A Malaysian-Chinese living in US

chihinglim January 12 2009, 23:36:13 UTC

Aw....I'm sorry :( If you were in the Raleigh-Durham area, I'll be very happy to share all my goodies with you.

aliki January 14 2009, 21:50:37 UTC

I do miss them so much! I wish there was a store around here that would sell them....

chihinglim January 14 2009, 23:20:11 UTC

If shipping these fragile stuff aren't so difficult, I'll ship you some!! :))