AH-TAP-CHEE, memories from my childhood

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Ah tap chee pniahs are little round biscuits, the size of ten cent coins, with pink, green and white icing in the shape of Hershey’s Kisses. They are sold at chai tah mahs, Hokkien term for grocery stores.

“I took the photo after not seeing it for eight or nine years,” said Chua Sue Ann. “(It) reminded me of how I’d use to only eat the ’sweet gems’ and save the biscuit part for throwing at other kids.”

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CHUA SUE ANN is a contributor for theCICAK.

Sue Ann is an aspiring journalist, currently pursing a degree in writing. She just completed a BA in anthropology and psychology from Melbourne University. She loves photography, great ideas, strange things and mojitos.

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I think that’s where I got my diabetes from…

Comment published by jien sing on 6 May 2007.
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OMG AH TAP CHEEESSSSSSS. Is my childhood sweets too. Everytime I eat it I feel so nostalgic. Used to eat the top icing and give the biscuits part to my nanny (my aunt). XD Well she love biscuits so no complains. *laughs*

Comment published by sringangel on 7 May 2007.
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haha i actually liked the biscuit parts more.

Comment published by andrew on 7 May 2007.
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does anyone have an ah-tap-chee recipe? it can’t be hard to make. thanks!

Comment published by milkmaid on 7 May 2007.
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I used to eat those when I was a kid.

I try and eat them now and can’t help thinking what the hell was I hooked on. Think the newer ones suck big time when compared to the ones before this.

Comment published by Aput on 7 May 2007.
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Eh, I thought ah tap chee were those white soft chewy stuff in ice kacangs???

Comment published by sigma on 7 May 2007.
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I thought so too. The ones that Phua Chu Kang always fought with his brother for when their Ma made ice kacang.

Comment published by Jonathan on 7 May 2007.
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Same here. I thought attapchees are palm fruits.

Anyway, the biscuits are also used as offering to the netherworld. Nevertheless, I do remember enjoying eating them when small, when all it takes to make a kid happy is sweet snacks.

Comment published by iblogme on 9 May 2007.
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Clarification:
They are called AH-TAP-CHEE PNIAH (biscuit).

Comment published by Poh Si on 9 May 2007.
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Oh man, I haven’t seen that in ages as well! But unlike you I wasn’t allowed to waste the god-awful biscuity bit.

Comment published by Michael on 18 May 2007.
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Ah… I miss those! I used to just shove the whole thing in my mouth, biscuit and all. It was yum…

Comment published by Jasmine on 21 May 2007.
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Hey it’s very colourful. Nice memories

Comment published by The Malaysia Page on 22 June 2007.
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they are also sold in Pasar malam… i stil love to eat them as snacks even now that i have grown up…

Comment published by Mike on 30 July 2007.
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