My Childhood Foods And Snacks (2)

Treat Push-Up Ice Cream:- 

When I was a kid, I used to pester my parents for ice cream - in particular, the delectable push up ice cream that comes in a colourful polka-dotted design. They most definitely were the most awesome dessert that a kids can ask for! 

Roro Potato Chips:- 

One of my favourite childhood snacks of all time! RORO! It contains wheat, starch, potatoes, vegetable shortening, salt and permitted flavourings.  

Sugus Sweets:- 
Sugus is a brand of chewy candy manufactured by the Wrigley Company. It was created in 1931 by the Swiss chocolate company Suchard, which was later acquired by Kraft Foods in 1990. Wrigley acquired the candy business of Kraft Foods including the Sugus brand in 2004. 

Kreiten’s Sweets:- 

Out of all the sweets, the one that takes me back the most would be the Kreiten's Chocomint Toffees and Almond Toffees. 

Ling Mong Tablets:- 

Old-school lemon tablet that is melt-in-your-mouth. Great to keep you awake at work. 

Mamee Monster:- 

Mamee Monster is Malaysia’s most beloved homegrown snack! All thanks to its famous big blue Monster, the face and the hero behind every wacky snack-o-vention. Monster believes only one thing: nothing makes the belly happier, when the snack packs a punch, crunch and whopping fun! 

Fish Satay Sticks:- 

These fish satay sticks used to cost only 10 cents in the 90’s. One of my favourite after-school snacks. 

Fizzy Kola Cola Candy:- 

Get the taste of the cola flavor with a touch of fizziness. Fizzy Kola Cola Candy comes with cute heart-shaped with fizzy bits etched in the middle. Enjoy the bubbling cola flavor during parties or anytime you want! 

Ligo Raisins:- 

Ligo California Seedless Raisins are a healthy snack that one can have on-the-go! They are 100% natural, cholesterol free, with no preservatives or added sugar. 

Nutella Hazelnut Snacks:-

This was perhaps many Singaporeans' introduction to the irresistible Nutella. It conveniently comes with a white stick, and it was not enough to wipe it clean with the stick. It had to be licked clean. With the reported shortage in hazelnuts, this should be the only acceptable size. We have to save Nutella. 

Chiclets Chewing Gum:- 

Chiclets is an American brand of candy-coated chweing gum manufactured by Mondelez International. The brand was introduced in 1900 by the American Chicle Company, a company founded by Thomas Adams. 

Marukawa Bubble Gum:- 

Marukawa brand bubble gums are well known as the long seller confectionery for over a half century. 

Hiro Chocolate Cake:- 

Chocolatey and with moist cake inside, it was the ultimate taste of heaven for most of us growing up. Having tasted the various kinds of fancy, expensive chocolate cakes, sometimes it is nice to fall back on old favourites. 

Butterfly Crackers:- 

These crackers are shaped like ears, and in retrospect, were probably a tool for children to train their jaws. They were not the softest of biscuits, but boy, were they addictive. 

Apollo Chocolate Wafer:- 

Before all the fancy Western chocolate biscuits came to Singapore, there was the "red packet wafer" from Malaysia that ruled all the chocolate treats. 

Chupa Chups:- 

These old favourites, created in 1958, are still doing well. Creator Enric Bernat got the idea of creating a sweet on a stick when he saw how children got their hands dirty when they took sweets out of their mouths to examine them, talk to their friends, or keep them for later. 

Kaka Corn Snacks:- 

The chicken-flavoured corn snacks are produced by Malaysian snack company Kinos, which is also the creator of Tora and Ding Dang chocolate toy boxes. 

Danhua Cake:- 

Made of ground peanuts and covered with crispy egg pastry, these made-in-China snacks now also come in seaweed and sesame seed flavours. 

Super Rings:- 

You can never go wrong with a packet of cheesy Super Rings. We’ve all put them on our fingers before consuming them at one point or another. 

Muruku Ikan:- 

Muruku Ikan is a fish cracker that has a subtle fishy taste. They are hard but pack a satisfying crunch, hence making easily addictive. You might’ve also come across the chicken flavour where the crackers are covered with a sweet glaze. 

Piring Wafers:- 

Red, yellow, and green are the colours of traffic lights, but they are also the colour of Biscuit Piring wafers. These flat, paper-thin treats are usually sold in neighbourhood bakeries.  

Houten Chilli Tapioca Chips:- 

Here’s one for all the kids who could take spice - the Houten Chilli Tapioca Chips. This chewy snack provides a yummy balance between sweet and spicy, perfect as a midday snack. Plus, it’s made out of tapioca so we can convince ourselves that it’s a tad bit healthier than regular potato chips. Kids in the 90’s will remember receiving this during school events, or getting a pack for themselves at Kedai Mamak (local Indian provision shop). 

Panda Seasoned Seaweed:- 

Among all the snacks we consumed as kids, this might be the healthiest one yet. Packaged in bulk, Panda Seasoned Seaweed was real value for money - they used to cost only 10 cent per individual packet at most school canteens, and each one contained multiple strips of seaweed.