Title
Recycled Milo tin used in the preparation of ‘kueh tutu’
Year/Period
1960s
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Dimension
Object size: D15.6cm x H18.2cm
Accession No.
2003-00236-020
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of May Siang S.G
This is a Milo (chocolate flavoured drink) tin can used during the preparation of ‘kueh tutu’ (steamed rice flour cake), a local snack. The cake got its name from the sound made by horns used by hawkers to attract customers. Rice flour was steamed in handmade tin moulds to make the ‘kueh’ (cake).
