Childhood munchies
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In light of the average Singaporean’s great love of food, I’d like to ask you guys: What childhood munchies do you remember fondly?
Though some people might think I’m hardly grown up enough to talk about childhood munchies, here are some of my contributions:
1) Pocky
I started eating Pocky in primary school (which is actually, only (give or take) 10 years ago :p), before all the giant Pockys and milk Pockys came out. Actually, I still eat Pocky now. Anyone knows when Pocky came to Singapore?
2) 10-cent coloured ice sticks
Readily available at the mama shop for next to nothing, these were the delight of my playground days. Even though they all tasted pretty much the same, I had a distinct preference for pink and yellow. Not sure if the mama shops of today still stock these. Anyone got a picture?
3) Rainbow Paddle Pop
It tasted kinda weird - not quite vanilla, not quite strawberry, not quite bubblegum, but it was delish. And at only 50 cents, who could resist?
4) SCGS meepok
Meepok from my school canteen. I actually only started eating this in Secondary school, and usually preferred the Nasi Padang stall instead. Nonetheless, this is iconic because most old girls would remember this meepok stall. According to legend (hm.), it has been with the school canteen for more than 70 years. When I started studying in SCGS, the uncle running it was old and wizened, maybe 70 odd years old, (he’s STILL there, slightly older and more wizened), and I heard he started helping out as a teenager when his mother ran the stall. So you can just imagine. Any old girls out there to share stories about SC meepok?
Would love to hear what all you other bloggers ate as kids!
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Posted by: layyoong
Posted on: July 7th, 2006
From one SC girl to another: I too ate Paddle Pop (rainbow) growing up. I think cos it was one of the few ice-creams available on sale in the SC canteen. It was really quite weird and scary with all the psychedelic colours but fun! Naturally I grew up on the meepok and yes, he was already like 50+ when I was studying there in the 80s and 90s. Still the best meepok ever with his generous lashings of vinegar and those orange slices of fish cake!I remember that the old canteen at Emerald Hill had these little chicken drumlets, and potato chips which were sold by this canteen aunty illegally as well (until Miss Hengh clamped down on her). Other munchies growing up included seaweed!, Ka Ka, Chickadee, Jack and Jill potato chips, xiao ding dang chocolates, Magnolia Lemon Barley in a glass bottle (from the drinks stall at SC), Green Spot, Sarsi, Miranda, root beer floats and waffles with butter and syrup from A&W...mmm...
Posted by: py
Posted on: July 7th, 2006
Ah, I have good memories of the A&W waffle with ice-cream, and with butter and syrup. :) I think there was this tidbit called Yan Yan? Where we can dip a biscuit stick into either strawberry, chocolate or vanilla dip. I love the chocolate version.
Posted by: angela
Posted on: July 7th, 2006
I remember the A&W coney dog and curly fries! yum! And yam yam too. It's still sold today. Now there's the fancy version with candy bits too (though it's not from the Yam Yam brand).
Posted by: angela
Posted on: July 7th, 2006
melissa: after i graduated from SC, miss heng allowed vending machines to be installed, if you can believe it! more lax nowadays i guess.
Posted by: sparklette
Posted on: July 9th, 2006
I love those psychedelic-colored paddlepops! Til today I still cannot figure out what exactly the flavor is, but it still is my favorite ice cream that comes on a stick! Ah... yes the Yan Yan, or isn't it the Yam Yam? It still is quite common today and I do eat it on occasion. Other yummies from my childhood years other than those mentioned are the ringpop candy (diamond candy that you wear as a ring) and those sticky red tapioca chips. I can't remember - what's ka ka?
Posted by: danielle
Posted on: September 1st, 2006
Well vending machines were only installed because our canteen moved out due to renovations in the primary school block so they're history now. Uncle and his meepok is still surviving, and as popular as ever. Miss Heng sends her secretary to cut the long, long queue to get her a bowl occasionally.
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