Is it just us or does the break between lunch and dinner always feel incredibly long? By 4pm, most of us would be itching for some munchies. Whether it’s a Kit Kat bar or a bag of Ruffles, snacks are a real lifesaver during the afternoon slump.

Most of us gravitate to the same few snacks in the supermarket. But in the vast ocean of tidbits laid out on in the aisles lie hidden gems that you may not have tried before. Well, that’s why we’re here.

We’ve rounded up 10 supermarket snacks in Singapore you’ve been missing out on. Ranging from wafer sticks to mochi, there’s something for everybody!

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#1 BAMBOO HOUSE MOCHI

Bouncy, soft and chewy, mochi is one of our all-time favourite desserts. While nothing can beat fresh mochi, these packaged ones from Bamboo House come pretty close. Each mochi is stuffed to the brim with filling and has a beautifully soft, elastic skin.

Their chewy texture is so addictive you’ll be sold on the first bite. Their mochi is available in a variety of flavours, such as Green Tea, Taro, Peanut and Sesame.

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#2 COMBOS CHEDDAR CHEESE BAKED CRACKER

Ever taken a bite of something and just went “woah”? Yeah, this is what happened with Combos Cheddar Cheese Baked Cracker. These bullet-shaped crackers don’t look like much but they are surprisingly good.

The crunchy biscuits are stuffed with cheddar-flavoured filling. Even though it isn’t the real deal, we couldn’t care less because of how tasty they are.

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#3 CRISPY CHOCOLATEY RICE CEREAL

Blue dinosaur, glossy packaging and kiddish fonts — this snack was made for kids and it certainly dresses the part. But, these cereal-filled chocolate bars are so good even adults can’t resist.

Each chocolate bar is loaded with malt and rice cereal, so you get a balanced mix of cocoa richness and malty flavour. If you haven’t tried these yet, we beg you to.

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#4 FOX’S CHUNKIE COOKIE MILK CHOCOLATE CHUNKS

Chips Ahoy can go on and take a hike. Hunky, buttery and laden with chocolate chunks, these bad boys by Fox’s are absolutely delicious. If you’re more into the crunch for your cookies, these are right up your alley.

Each pack has eight large cookies, not individually packed. They come in other flavours as well, such as Extremely Chocolatey and Triple Chocolate.

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#5 GERY CHEESE CRACKERS

These may look like your ordinary cheese crackers but don’t be deceived. If you’d look past the humdrum packaging, you’ll realise that you’ve struck gold with these crackers.

Gery Cheese Crackers are layered with this addictive cheese filling that will have you question for a second why you would spend more than half your wallet on a block of Camembert.

The biscuits are finished off with a sprinkle of sugar, which turns the savoury snack into an almost-dessert.

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#6 OISHI POTATO FRIES IN TOMATO KETCHUP FLAVOUR

Even if you’re team soggy fries, these potato fries from Oishi will have you turning your backs on your favourite limp potatoes. Crispy and airy, these potato sticks are coated in a tangy ketchup seasoning that will only burgeon your love for tomatoes.

Plus, these fries are “Baked not fried!”, so you can afford to go a little more wild with them.

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#7 RED ROCK DELI HONEY SOY CHICKEN CHIPS

Red Rock Deli does some of the best potato chips out there, in our books. Their Sweet Chili & Sour Cream chips are pretty amazing but man, their Honey Soy Chicken just takes the cake.

If you close your eyes and bite into these chips, it almost tastes like you’re chomping on the crispy skin of a honey-roasted chicken. We bet you this bag of chips will be gone in one seating.

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#8 REDONDO CREAM WAFERS 

If wafer sticks aren’t packaged in sturdy tin cans like Redondo’s, we don’t want them. Seriously though, Redondo has totally upped the stakes for how wafer sticks should be.

Light and crispy but still retaining a substantial bite, these wafer sticks are insanely addictive. Their flavours range from Cookies & Cream to Chocolate-Hazelnut and we simply can’t pick our favourite.

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#9 SHEILA G’S BROWNIE BRITTLE

You know how the crispy edges of a brownie are always the best part? Well, Sheila G is well aware of that too. So, in her journey to create a whole pan of brownie edges, these brownie brittles were born.

This genius creation won “Bakery Of The Year” by Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery in 2018. These chocolatey squares have the richness of a brownie but the crunch of a cookie. You won’t be able to stop at just one.

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#10 TORRES BLACK TRUFFLE POTATO CHIPS

The secret to making anything taste good? Truffle. Okay, maybe not anything. But let’s just say that if truffle and potato chips were on Tinder, they would make the perfect match.

These black truffle potato chips from Torres are a dream come true. The moment you open the bag, you’re hit with the sensual aroma of black truffle. Each chip is specked with real black truffle and is exploding with truffle flavour. It’s the ultimate bougie snack.

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Singapore has gone through plenty of changes over the years and we have evolved from a humble little fishing village to a bustling economic hub. As we continue to progress and grow, it is inevitable that we leave behind certain parts of our culture and roots.

One area that has certainly gone through plenty of changes is our food scene. Over the years, with new food fads popping up all over the place, old school snacks and eats have been pushed aside and forgotten, especially by the new generation of youths. We bet that if you approach any teenager now and ask them if they want to follow you to get some bo bo cha cha, they would respond with a blank stare and a confused “huh?”.

For those of you who are sick of the salted egg and mala trends and believe that old is gold, here is our guide to 10 old-school places in Singapore that sell nostalgic foods from your childhood. For the people who don’t know anything about traditional Singapore food, educate yourselves by reading this list.

75 AH BALLING PEANUT SOUP 

Tang Yuan—also known as Glutinous Rice Dumplings—is a Chinese dessert traditionally eaten during the Winter Solstice. It is made from glutinous rice flour shaped into balls that encase different types of fillings such as peanut and sesame paste, which are then served in a sweetened soup.

75 Ah Balling Peanut Soup is one of our favourite places that serves up comforting bowls of this classic dessert. They originally started out as a simple pushcart stall along Jalan Sultan but ever since they’ve gained popularity, they now have multiple outlets islandwide.

Blk 85 Bedok North Street 4, #01-25
85 Fengshan Centre
Singapore 460085
Sun to Thu: 11.30am – 10.30pm
Fri & Sat: 11.30am – 11.30pm
Nearest Station: Bedok

**Multiple outlets islandwide

BISCUIT KING 

If you happen to be an avid fan of nostalgia and all things authentically Singaporean, then Biscuit King is a place you definitely have to check out. Stepping into this humble snack shop will transport you back to the heydays where these treats used to be more readily available.

From iconic games such as Old Maid and Happy Family to childhood snack time favourites such as iced gems, this is a place worth checking out no matter which generation you belong to. They also make an effort to retain their goodies in their original packaging so it looks and feels like the real deal.

130 Casuarina Road
Singapore 579518
Tel: +65 6458 0925
Tue to Sun: 11am – 10pm
(Closed on Mondays)
Nearest Station: Yio Chu Kang

CHA DIAN 

Tucked away at Amoy Street Food Centre is Cha Dian, a humble stall that anyone with a sheer love for traditional hand-made Teochew kueh should patronise. They specialise in a whole range of savoury, vegetable-stuffed kueh that come either steamed or fried.

If you’re spoilt for choice, we recommend that you try their classic Peng Kueh as well as the fried Pumpkin Cake. You can also ask the stall owner for an extra dollop of dark sweet sauce and chilli to enhance the experience!

7 Maxwell Road, #02-135
Singapore 069111
Tel: +65 9799 2003
Mon to Fri: 7.30am – 2.30pm
(Closed on Weekends)
Nearest Station: Telok Ayer

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FATT SOON KUEH 

Fatt Soon Kueh specialises in all sorts of traditional Teochew kueh and is easily one of our favourite Teochew Kueh spots to patronise in Singapore. Their savoury snacks are all wrapped and steamed in-house to ensure utmost freshness.

Their best-sellers include their Soon Kueh and Png Kueh. Topped with a sweet black sauce and a generous sprinkle of toasted sesame seeds, this is a solid snack to have in between meals. We recommend paying the stall a visit during off-peak hours to avoid having a long wait.

208B New Upper Changi Road, 01-18
Singapore 460208
Mon to Sat: 9am – 7.30pm
(Closed on Sundays)
Nearest Station: Bedok

GRANNY’S PANCAKE 

Love peanut pancakes? So do we. There is something oh-so-nostalgic about chomping down on these peanut-laden goodies and we absolutely love that satisfying crunch from the granules of sugar and nuts.

Stalls that specialise in peanut cakes are a dime in a dozen nowadays and it’s the folks like the ones who run Granny’s Pancake that make us all the more thankful that this childhood favourite hasn’t completely disappeared from the face of the earth. Serving up the classic peanut cake as well as others with different fillings, this humble stall is definitely a must-visit!

20 Ghim Moh Road
#01-52, Ghim Moh Market & Food Centre
Singapore 270020
Daily: 5am – 2pm
Nearest Station: Buona Vista

**Multiple outlets islandwide

JIE BAKERY 

When we crave for bread, several big names will immediately spring to mind. There are the more commercialised brands such as BreadTalk and Four Leaves, convenience stores, franchise bakeries or even petrol kiosks.

However, when it comes to freshly baked bread, nothing beats a traditional bakery. Trumping regular store-bought loaves any day, Jie Bakery is one of the few surviving traditional bakeries in Singapore that pushes out authentic, nostalgic bakes. Baked without preservatives using a recipe that has been perfected for the past 30 years, their bread is wholesome, fluffier than most and excellent with kaya slapped on.

123 Upper Paya Lebar Road
Singapore 534837
Tel: +65 9818 8386
Mon to Sat: 7am – 11pm
Sun: 10am – 11pm
Nearest Station: Tai Seng

LEK LIM NONYA CAKE CONFECTIONERY 

Lek Lim Nonya Cake Confectionery is a Halal-certified bakery that has been around since the 1960s and they specialise in producing traditional nonya snacks. All these snacks are laboriously made by hand daily, which is what makes them so authentic. Their kuehs also have no preservatives in them to ensure that the quality and taste remains consistent and on point.

Some of the snacks that you can expect to indulge in are Ang Ku Kueh, Soon Kueh, Peng Kueh and Gu Chai Kueh. Beside kueh, they also have snacks like Curry Puffs, Sardine Puffs, Spring Rolls and Yam Cake.

84 Bedok North Street 4, #01-21
Singapore 460084
Tel: +65 6449 0815
Mon to Sat: 6am — 6pm
Sun: 6am – 2pm
Nearest Station: Bedok Reservoir

LIT LIT XIN 

Located just beside Northpoint City is Nice Snack Corner, a coffee shop that is home to a plethora of cheap and good eats. One of the stalls here that is worth mentioning is Lit Lit Xin, which specialises in Popiah and old school desserts such as Ice Kachang, Red Bean Soup and Bo Bo Cha Cha.

Our favourite is the classic Ice Kachang and we like how they allow diners to customise them however they please. This icy treat is perfect for combatting Singapore’s sweltering hot weather!

NO NAME CHENG TNG 

The solution to Singapore’s merciless weather is a refreshing bowl of cheng tng, which is essentially a clear, cooling soup that was drunk by coolies in the heydays. Each bowl of cheng tng is typically filled with gingko nuts, dried longan, red dates, candied winter melons and white fungus.

No Name Cheng Tng serves up some of the best Cheng Tng around and their thirst-quenching bowls of goodness are a lifesaver when the weather gets too unbearable. We also like how the Cheng Tng here has a much sweeter flavour as compared to most places.

69 #01-490 Bedok South Avenue
Block 69
Singapore 460069
Tue to Sun: 12.30pm – 8.15pm
(Closed on Mondays)
Nearest Station: Tanah Merah

PING KEE POPIAH 

Ping Kee Popiah is one of the biggest mainstays at Sembawang Hills Food Centre and they have been consistently pushing out homely popiahs and kueh pie tees. Helmed by an amiable couple, they’ve been serving the same great popiahs for many years.

The ingredients used to make their popiahs are extremely fresh. Filled with crunchy bean sprouts, eggs, grounded peanut and plenty of braised turnip, it made for a myriad of textures playing on the tongue and created a familiar and satisfying mouthful. Despite such a generous serving of filling, the skin was surprisingly sturdy and held all the sauces and ingredients well without turning soggy or tearing apart.

590 Upper Thomson Road
#01-32 Sembawang Hill Food Centre
Singapore 574419
Tue to Sat: 11.15am – 8pm
(Closed on Mondays)
Nearest Station: Ang Mo Kio

If you’re a fan of the Mala Oden by Snacksdelivery.sg, you’d be excited to know that there is now a different flavour of this popular oden snack for you to try.

Cue Hei Ren Bu Luo Mushroom Oden, an instant noodle option that is perfect for a midday snack or to satisfy your midnight hunger pangs.

While the popular Mala Oden provides you with a fiery kick that leaves your senses tingling, the Mushroom Oden is the perfect option for people who have a low spice tolerance. Each cup comes with a variety of fishcake that is doused in a rich and savoury soup; we promise you that it’s good till the very last drop!

Open the box and find everything you need to put together your Mushroom Oden instant noodle snack, including sweet potato noodles, dried vegetables and an air-tight packet of chewy fishcakes.

Preparing it is easy; all you need to do is to unwrap all the ingredients, pop them into the cup and add hot water. After 5 minutes, your Mushroom Oden is ready to be enjoyed.

Tastewise, the soup is similar to that of the Mala Oden, minus the tongue-numbing burn. Rich and savoury, the soup, true to its name, has an earthy mushroom aftertaste. We also love how the varying fishcakes of the Mushroom Oden add plenty of texture and bite to this instant snack. Our favourite is the one that is chock full of juicy bits of roe!

The provided sweet potato noodles also have a slippery and chewy texture that soaks up the goodness of the soup and pair well with the fishcake pieces.

Want to try the Mushroom Oden yourself? Order it from Snacksdelivery.sg. Aside from the Mushroom and Mala Oden, they have a whole variety of other snacks for you to choose from such as the Hai Chi Jia Hua Jia Fen and Tsurai Spicy Salted Egg Fish Skin snack.

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Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you probably would have come across some form of these spicy noodles from Hai Chi Jia that have been making waves across the internet for the past few weeks. These popular snacks in Singapore have become very popular as they are not only easy to prepare but incredibly addictive.

Joining the popular Mala Oden and Spicy Clam Noodles (Hua Jia Fen) is the new Jiao Ma Guo Ba Fen, which is essentially our favourite spicy mala vermicelli paired with chunks of crispy rice.

If you love the Mala Oden and Spicy Clam Noodles from Hai Chi Jia, you definitely need to give the Jiao Ma Guo Ba Fen a shot and get a few cups of these from snacksdelivery.sg.

READ OUR REVIEWs ON THE MALA ODEN AND HAI CHI JIA ‘S SPICY CLAM NOODLES

The Jiao Ma Guo Ba Fen is available on snacksdelivery.sg for just S$19.90 per carton, which contains 6 individual cups of these spicy mala noodles.

As compared to the popular Mala Oden, the Jiao Ma Guo Ba Fen from Hai Chi Jia is less spicy and has a creamier consistency. Despite that, each cup still packs a fiery punch and is perfect for people who love a little spice in their life.

Uncover the cup and find vermicelli noodles, chilli oil, seasoning, vegetables and of course, the crispy rice.

Putting the entire thing together is as easy as one-two-three. Simply unwrap all the provided ingredients, pop them back into the cup (except the crispy rice), add boiling water and wait for 4 to 6 minutes. When you’re done, top everything off with the crispy rice and enjoy!

The lid of Jiao Ma Guo Ba Fen’s packaging has a quote that says “Oh, my God, this is delicious” and indeed, nothing can be more accurate than that statement.

The creamy, spicy soup that has a slight chicken flavour is greedily soaked up by the noodles. For a contrast in texture, bite into the crispy rice which provides a satisfying crunch. We also recommend dunking the crispy rice into the rich soup for 2 to 3 seconds to soak up all those addictive flavours.

For those of you who can’t take spicy food, fret not as the Jiao Ma Guo Ba Fen from Hai Chi Jia has a tolerable spice level that is not as strong as the Mala Oden.

Did reading this make you salivate? Try the Jiao Ma Guo Ba Fen from Hai Chi Jia yourself and get these snacks online from snacksdelivery.sg. 1 carton with 6 boxes of Jiao Ma Guo Ba Fen costs just S$19.90 and there is also the option of getting 3 cartons with 18 boxes of Guo Ba Fen for just S$58.80 with free delivery.

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This all-new Mala Oden by snacksdelivery.sg will have you rethink instant cup noodles.

Gone are the days when we can be pacified by mere chicken cup noodles. Our taste buds have been absolutely spoilt by all the innovative options in Asia and this Mala Oden joins the league of trending snacks in 2020.

For as cheap as S$3.60 per cup (if you purchase 3 cartons at a go), this Mala Oden is our new addiction and we’ve been eating one cup every day. No joke!

For the uninitiated, oden is quite simply Japanese-style yong tau foo, where a mix of fishcake variations are served in a sweet dashi soup. Take the sweet soup out and replace it with kickass mala soup and you have the Mala Oden.

In a nutshell, this instant snack is a cup chockfull of goodness. Each cup comes with a portion of sweet potato noodles (or what we Chinese know as tang hoon), dried veggies and a generous mix of fishcake.

You can customize the spice level by adjusting the amount of water added. There are suggestions on the cup itself for mild spicy to super spicy. Brilliant.

The end result is a comforting cup of Mala Oden that is so flavourful, it will leave you wanting more. The soup isn’t as numbing and spicy as it looks, and in fact very drinkable without burning your throat!

This Mala Oden can be a meal on its own, and makes a great snack any time of the day. Want to be a baller? Add abalone slices and razor clams to level up your Mala Oden. Other suggested ingredients to throw into your cup are ham, luncheon meat, crabsticks, button mushrooms and enoki mushrooms.

Seriously, how can we ever go back to regular instant noodles?! Give us Mala Oden any time!

snacksdelivery.sg is the official distributor of Mala Oden. The first two batches of stocks were sold within 36hrs. There are currently ready stocks for this popular Mala Oden on snacksdelivery.sg, so don’t miss out on it again!

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Artisanal popcorn seems to be dominating the snack food market as of late with several new brands presenting their own innovative take on the staple movie theatre titbit, often throwing some pretty unusual yet tasty flavours into the mix. Magi Planet is one such name that’s worth bearing in mind.

Previously known as Planet Popcorn, Magi Planet is one of Taiwan’s leading gourmet popcorn brand which has made its presence in Singapore since 2012. They currently have a popular following in 7 countries around the Southeast Asian region alone. Come August this year, they will officially be opening their doors here in Singapore.

Their main focus is on creating popcorn with Asian-inspired flavours. Specially hand-crafted using only the finest ingredients, Magi Planet’s repertoire of gourmet popcorn never fails to achieve the perfect balance between tastiness and trendiness. In light of the coming National Day, Magi Planet will be introducing 2 new flavours—Chilli Crab & Chicken Rice—to pay tribute to two of Singapore’s most beloved dishes.

From now until 31 Dec 2018, our readers can quote ‘ladyironchef’ to get 10% off your Magi Planet purchase on http://www.sgplanetpop.com as well as a free medium pack of Magi Planet popcorn.

It’s time for traditional cinema popcorn to scoot over because Magi Planet Popcorn is the new talk of the town. Offering more than 30 interesting, somewhat whimsical flavours—from Double Chocolate, Seaweed, to even Sizzling Mala—there will be plenty for you to sample, savour and enjoy.

Made using only the finest and freshest ingredients, the brand ensures that every flavour they create is as legit as the real thing. And that’s not all, perhaps it might amaze you to know that their popcorn is hand-made by a professional chef as well.

Most, if not all their flavour offerings are heavenly, but when it comes down to picking out our favourites, we just had to go with their Corn Soup with the Salted Egg falling not too far behind.

Our favourite by a colossal margin is the uniquely flavoured Corn Soup. Brimming with creamy and intense corn flavour, this addictive treat is deliciously sweet and savoury all at once.

Exclusive only to the Singaporean market, Magi Planet has created two new popcorn flavours that pay tribute to Singapore’s local cuisine—Chicken Rice & Spicy Chilli Crab.

CHICKEN RICE

Boasting a deep, savoury aroma with a back note of ginger, this variation does seem a tad odd at the start but after a few chews in, we were able to taste the familiar flavours associated with chicken rice.

From the savoury and hearty chicken flavour to the mild sweetness towards the end, every nugget of this got more and more addictive with each mouthful.

SPICY CHILLI CRAB

Sweet, spicy and tomatoey all-in-one, this rendition of the iconic chilli crab does a pretty decent job in matching the taste of the sauce. But as far as tasting as legit as the real thing, we must admit that it probably could have more done to it to really bring out flavours of crab.

Not a favourite of ours, but based on how sweet, spicy and brimming with umami this variant is, we can see why people would love it.

For more information, visit http://www.sgplanetpop.com/.

Magi Planet
68 Orchard Road,
Singapore 238839
Area65, B1-06
Plaza Singapura

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