Tan's Tutu Kueh Block 449 Clementi Avenue 3

Tan's Tutu Kueh- Block 449 Clementi Avenue 3

This is the somewhat famous Tan's Tu Tu Kueh (Coconut Cake).  Reviews on this store have been good. We have been here a few times, just to get 5 coconut tutus for $3.

Usually, only 1 auntie is making the tutu.  It is a lot of hard, manual work.  Each tutu has to be made individually, steamed and then put in a plastic bag or box for the customer.  The auntie has put up a fan but she was still visibly sweating.  Hard work in hot weather.

Here was the auntie telling a prospective customer that it was 5 for $3, and she didn't sell tutu by the piece. You can see some of the makansutra certificates pinned up on the left hand side.   We bought our 5 coconut tutu as usual.  The wait was 15 minutes as there was a queue.

Back home, here are some close up shots of the tutu kueh.  The first piece didn't look very pretty.  You could see that the flour wasn't even distributed and the coconut could be seen.


A closer look.  In terms of looks, 5/10.  What about the taste?

Awesomely delicious!  9/10.  I love the coconut which comes with a good dose of gula melaka.  The tutu tastes best when it is warm and goes very well with coffee.  Perfect for a snack.

Verdict
Looks aside, the taste is excellent.  Will we continue to patronize this store?  Most definitely.

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Tutu - Traditional Dessert

Tutu Coconut Cake is a traditional dessert that we enjoy.  There is also the version filled with peanuts. It is not so easy to find nowadays.  We came across this store selling Tutu at the Westgate Mall Food Court.

You can have 5 for $3, Coconut or Peanut version.  We like the coconut version, so we always take that.

Making the Tutu is a very labour intensive process.  The small green leaves you see are pandan leaves.  They are very fragrant.  The chap has to first put the flour, put the filling and then put the flour again, before steaming it.

A picture of the store, and the chap hard at work to make our Tutus.

Kiosk 1 - Chinatown Tan's Tutu Coconut Cake.

A mock cart, quite interesting.

There is the completed Tutu, cooling down before he packs it for us.

The chap hard at work still.

We brought the Tutu home to eat.  A close up shot.

It does look rather pretty.

There, I took a bite, there is the coconut with gula melaka inside the Tutu.

A closer shot.

The Tutu was not bad, though I think the Tutu store at a Clementi Coffee shop near the Clementi NTUC is still better.

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