Heavenly Bundles of Sin

THE WORLD IS full of marvellous and wonderful things. From the stunning beauty of the stars to the awesome ever-changing and never-changing oceans to the delighful pleasure of human company.

And scrumptious pyramid-shaped dumplings. Heavenly bundles of sinful pleasure.

Yes, it’s the Rice Dumpling Festival, and I’m in Glutton's Heaven!

Chung (Cantonese) Chang (Hokkien) or Zong Zi (mandarin).

Zong Zi

Kiam Bak Chang. Savoury glutinous rice dumplings wrapped in bamboo or reed. They hide sinfully delicious stuffings like mung-bean, chestnut, mushroom, fatty meat and yolk. There is a salty dried shrimp sambal version too.

Nyonya Chang. This sweet-salty dumpling melts my heart in several ways. Bursts of sweetness from the candied winter-melon. The distinctive taste of ground coriander seeds and cekur ginger. The vanilla-like fragrance of pandan. To top it off, a shock of indigo blue-coloured rice. Eaten plain or with kaya, I cannot have enough of them.

Kan Sui Chung. Dainty, golden yellow, soft and springy. Plain or with fillings of sweetened red bean paste, lotus seeds or dates. Dipped in palm sugar syrup. The springy texture against silky smooth caramel flavour. Or against slightly gritty castor sugar.

Yummm..... Delightfully delicious. I'm in Zong Zi Heaven. ^_^

Washed down with a good Kopi-O, it's a wonderfully satisfying meal.

Yes, life is very good indeed.

I had three medium sized Nyonya Changs on Monday, Three HUGE Kiam Bak Changs yesterday. It’s only 3pm now and I’ve had half a dozen dainty kan sui chungs already. I plan to have a few Nyonya ones with kaya later :P

*burp*

Yes, I know gluttony is a cardinal sin.

I KNOW I will pay dearly for this over-indulgence.

I KNOW before the week is out, I will bulge.

AND I KNOW I will certainly look like a dumpling in ALL my dresses. :(

But what the heck, you only live once :D