Title
Tin hand-made ‘kueh tutu’ mould
Year/Period
1950s
Region
Singapore
Object Type
Material
Dimension
Object size: H7.6 x Diameter 5.8 cm
Accession No.
2006-01435
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Tan Chin Kim
‘Kueh tutu’ (steamed rice flour cake) is a local snack. It got its name from the sound made by horns used by hawkers to attract customers. Rice flour was steamed in hand-made tin moulds to make the ‘kueh’ (cake). The ‘kueh’ had either desiccated coconut, palm sugar or fried peanut fillings.
