Established in 1955 by couple Mr Xu Jun Jie and Madam Tan Kim Keow, a family dispute in 2002 saw their business pass down to the 2nd child, William Koh, while his 3 siblings went on to create their own brands.
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Now run by the 3rd generation, they're most known for luscious soy beancurd pudding / tau huay, but they also have a small range of freshly fried snack fritters.
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The butterfly bun is crispy and light, with nutty sweet savoury flavour.
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The dough fritter / you tiao is best eaten when hot and crisp, its bready savoury flavour pairing well with the soy beancurd pudding / tau huay.
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Dessert Fritter
Rochor Original Beancurd
@ 2 Short Street
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Founded in the 1940s and among the more affordable brands retailing dessert fritters, they're mostly known for being a halal business-to-business supplier.
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However, 4th generation owner Audrey Chew still has help maintaining a hawker stall, showcasing their product range.
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, they pivoted to the online and offline consumer market, selling directly to the customer - ensuring business continuity with a multi-channel digital approach.
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Today, their dough is still freshly made from scratch, and formulated to be kept for up to 9 months, allowing one to enjoy these in the comfort of home.
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Their ham chim peng has a light fluffy chew, with the 5-spice version having salty savoury spice notes, and the red bean paste version carrying earthy sweet nutty flavour.
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The butterfly bun is chunky and soft, with a light crispy bite to texture, and lovely nutty sweet bready flavour.
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The dough fritter / you tiao has a softer chew than elsewhere, with nice bready savoury flavour.
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Dessert Fritter
You Tiao Man
@ Toa Payoh West Market & Food Centre, 127 Toa Payoh Lorong 1 #02-05
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A pioneer brand founded in the 1920s, the fourth-generation owners Adrian Koh, Valerie Koh, and Pathom Koh, set the baseline for accessibility of halal-certified dessert fritters, selling over 10,000 items daily across their 60+ stalls throughout Singapore.
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They still maintain the traditional hand-pulled dough, and their batter is thin and crisp, shattering and flaking easily.
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Their 3-in-1 sweet potato, yam / taro, gula melaka / palm sugar infused glutinous rice, has a sticky soft moist texture, with pleasant vegetal earthy grainy sweet savoury floral flavour.
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The pandan / screwpine leaf infused tapioca is dense but bouncy, with a nice floral earthy starchy sweet flavour. Seems to have a bit more fiberous chew than elsewhere.
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Their ham chim peng are light, airy, and soft, the red bean paste version holding earthy nutty sweet flavour, the 5-spice version having salty savoury spice notes, both with fragrant bready aroma.
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The fried banana / goreng pisang is medium thick and ripe, creamy soft with a bright fruity sweet flavour.
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Their dad invented the iconic butterfly bun as a token of love for their mom, who wanted something sweet and crisp - they still use the original recipe.
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Their dough fritter / you tiao is hand-pulled, with a crispy texture and bready savoury flavour, best eaten when hot. Quality differs at times though, from stall to stall.
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Dessert Fritter
Xi De Li
@ Clementi 448 Market & Food Centre, 448 Clementi Avenue 3 #01-39
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Chef-Owner Mary Teo has been perfecting her fritters for more than a decade (even before March 2011), selling hundreds of pieces daily.
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The batter is a house signature, thin, crispy, non-greasy, yet sufficiently strong without being fragile.
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Their fritters come in hand-made odd shapes; the tender sweet potato carries mild vegetal sweet starchy savoury flavour, while the soft yam / taro has vegetal earthy savoury notes.
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The pandan / screwpine leaf infused tapioca has a grainy soft feel, with mild toasty sweet earthy floral flavour, rather like roasted coconut was used.
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The fried banana / goreng pisang is small but plump and juicy soft creamy, with addictive fruity sweet flavour.
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A queue forms quickly every time a new batch of dessert fritters comes out from the fryer.
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Dessert Fritter
Mei Xiang Goreng Pisang (美香炸香蕉)
@ Changi Village Hawker Centre, 2 Changi Village Road #01-51
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This stall has been quietly serving since the 1980s, and the couple is serious about their fritters, evident by the ample fruit, including bananas and cempedak, adorning the staff.
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Their house batter is medium thick with a firm satisfying crunch, nicely holding the filling so it's less messy or crumbly than elsewhere. They're also more generous in serving size, with larger and thicker cuts.
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The tender sweet potato has mild vegetal sweet flavour, while the dense yam / taro holds vegetal earthy savoury notes. The pandan / screwpine leaf infused tapioca is soft with bright floral earthy starchy sweet flavour.
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The fried banana / goreng pisang is creamy and soft, bright with bold fruity sweet flavour and a lovely caramelised fragrance.
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Dessert Fritter
Geylang Lor 20 Banana Fritters
@ Old Airport Road Food Centre, 51 Old Airport Road #01-57
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From its humble beginnings in July 2009 as a small kiosk, this brand has since grown to be among the largest and most accessible snack and dessert fritter stalls.
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Their high turnover means their items are hot and fresh, best eaten quickly.
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Their 3-in-1 sweet potato, yam / taro, and gula melaka / palm sugar glutinous rice is crisp outside, soft sticky inside, with lovely vegetal earthy grainy sweet savoury floral flavour. The pandan / screwpine leaf infused tapioca has a light crunch that yields to a sticky chew, with earthy floral sweet flavour.
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The ham chim peng are fluffy with a soft moist chew, the 5-spice version having savoury salty spice flavour, the red bean paste version having floral earthy sweet notes.
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The fried banana / goreng pisang is creamy soft with bold fruity sweet flavour. The butterfly bun has a crisp crunch to texture, with lovely nutty sweet savoury flavour.
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Their dough fritter / you tiao veers to the light and crisp side, with faint bready sweet savoury flavour.
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Dessert Fritter
Dough Culture
@ Changi City Point, 5 Changi Business Park Central 1 #B1-K3
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Founded in 1998 by the late Boon Fong Juan, and just 1 of 4 stalls remaining from the now-defunct Long House Food Centre, his wife Rose Le has run the stall since 2011.
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They use a signature, tempura-like batter for their fritters, resulting in a beautiful golden hue that's non-greasy, and a gentle crispy crunch to texture.
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The sweet potato is tender and yields easily, releasing its vegetal sweet starchy flavours. The yam / taro is soft and comes apart in small chunks, with mild vegetal earthy savoury flavour.
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The tapioca has a unique golden yellow hue, fragrant and soft with earthy sweet flavour. The fried banana / goreng pisang is creamy and soft, with addictive floral fruity sweet notes, shiok.
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Dessert Fritter
Boon Pisang Goreng (Long House)
@ Balestier Market, 411 Balestier Road #01-18
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