Short Street & Sims Avenue

Menu

Everything is made on site and sold by the bowl. Prices are in Singapore dollars.

The Classic Menu

Beancurd, soya milk and grass jelly — the seven bowls and cups the shop has always sold.

Snacks

Sold by the piece, from the counter.

  • Youtiao

    $1.50

    Fried dough fritter, the classic partner to a bowl of beancurd.

    per piece

    Youtiao (Chinese Dough Fritters)

  • Butterfly

    $1.50

    Crisp twisted pastry, sugared.

    per piece

    Butterfly Pastry Twists

  • Curry Puff

    $2.00

    Short pastry with curried potato and egg.

    per piece

    Curry Puffs with Potato and Egg

  • Egg Tart

    $2.50

    Flaky shell, soft baked custard.

    per piece

    Hong Kong Style Egg Tarts

  • Salted Bun

    $1.50

    Soft steamed bun with a savoury filling.

    per piece

  • Red Bean Bun

    $1.50

    Steamed bun filled with sweet red bean paste.

    per piece

  • Peanut Sesame Ball

    $1.50

    Glutinous rice ball rolled in sesame, peanut inside.

    per piece

  • Yellow Bean Sesame Ball

    $1.50

    The same ball, filled with yellow bean paste.

    per piece

Make it at home

Several of these are straightforward to make in an ordinary kitchen if you know the ratios and the setting step. We have written them up in full:

  • Beancurd Desserts — Tau huay, xi shi beancurd and everything built on silken curd.
  • Soya Milk and Drinks — Soya bean milk hot and cold, with pearl, and the cold cups.
  • Grass Jelly — Chin chow, grass jelly drinks and the bowls they go into.
  • Traditional Snacks — Youtiao, curry puffs, sesame balls and the buns on the counter.

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