A few days ago I saw for the first time the coconut candy which I enjoyed eating when I was a young boy. I have not come across anyone selling it until then though I have heard that it can still be found. I quickly bought a packet which costed RM1.30. A smaller packet would costed us 10 sen back then. It is made of coconut slices and dried in the sun with dyeing optional (usually red). Then they are sprinkled with castor sugar.
Well, I continue to enjoy such childhood delight after so many decades, the truly Dulce de coco ala Sarawak.
2 comments:
This is very nice. We used to buy these from the little retail shops in Sibu. Big shops owned by towkays were big in a way. And all the small retail shops somehow gave a lot of delights to children who in turn enjoy all the good and happy memories....
Remember we used to "liu" and got back some money? That was one kind of gambling ....I never see them again. Don't know what it is called. My biggest strike was 50 Cents. It was a big fortune to me then.
Yes, I remember the "liu" very well. I have forgotten about it already and good that you bring it back to my memory.
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