Singlong Peanut Cake
128 days agoWell, this is the “cake” you can buy for S$1.50. Some rich powerful elite thinks that you can find carrot cake in the hawker centres for S$1.50 but we mere mortals know that that is no longer possible. At least no longer possible in most cases. Even that Ang Mo Kio Central famous Carrot cake is like S$2.50 now. And so small portion one. But it seems that our rich and powerful elite doesn’t even know the thing they themselves have created – massive runaway inflation. Sad. Anyway, we are here not to talk about carrot cakes or even generals, but we are all here to read my little review on this Singlong Peanut Cake. This is a true peasant food – there is no doubt about it. What is expensive about little cakes made from peanuts and sugar (mostly sugar)? Nothing. In fact, this little box should not cost more than 50 cents.
See, the ingredients are peanuts and sugar. Product of Malaysia. There is nothing manufactured in Singapore anymore. Everything is made somewhere else and then trucked to you. As you can see it is Sing Long Foodstuff TRADING Company. The net weight is 200g. I am sure 80% is made of sugar. But then in Singapore sugar is expensive as well. There is nothing cheap in Singapore anymore. I bought this from Shop N Save if I remember correctly.
Pieces of peanut cake for you to enjoy.
A more detailed view of the peanut cake. These are compressed sugar/peanut mixture. I used to eat them by the tons when I was young. But at least when I was young, it actually tastes like peanuts. Once you place them in your mouth and you start to chew, the peanut mixture will simply melt into your mouth and teeth, creating this nice little gooey thing in your mouth and you can’t talk because it sticks. It is like eating peanut butter. Now after about two decades, I find it just too sweet. But hey, still enjoyable. Childhood snacks never fails. That is why even after so long and with tons of competition they are still so popular.
