20 snacks that defined your Singapore childhood
We’re turning 20 this year and feeling awfully nostalgic. This week’s #throwbackthursday is all about snacks we spent all our pocket money on.
Apollo Milk Chocolate Wafer
1. Apollo
Milk chocolate wafers at their best.
Fizzy Cola Candy
2. Fizzy Cola
20 cents would get you a packet of five. Life was much simpler back in the day.
Potato Wheels
3. Potato Wheels
It might not be the most creative name but it’s still yummy regardless.
Gem Biscuits; credit: Andrew Russel
4. Gem Biscuits
Who didn’t love these colorful, cute bites?
5. Wang Wang little mantou
Picture Wang Wang’s face. Yes, that’s how we felt when we bit into these goodies.
Bee Bee Snack
6. Bee Bee
It’s crispy and it’s small and there’s just no stopping once you start.
Haw Flakes; credit: Joey
7. Haw Flakes
There were those who ate ’em all in one bite and then there were those who painstakingly separated them piece by piece.
Ring Pops; credit: Lindsay Attayway
8. Ring Pops
Didn’t this seem like the coolest sweet at one point?
Push Pop
9. Push Pop
Until the arrival of the Push Pop. Hey, you get to save it till after class!
Mamee Monster; credit: Cheon Fong Liew
10. Mamee Monster
The trick? Crush well and shake manically.
Biscuit Piring; credit: ProjectManhattan
11. Biscuit Piring
Yes, these disc wafer sweets are actually called Biscuit Piring.
Whistle sweets; credit: Ryo Fukasawa
12. Whistle sweets
These sweets single-handedly taught us the art of whistling.
White Rabbit Candy
13. White Rabbit candy
At age seven, eating “paper” was such a mind-blowing event.
14. Magic Pops
Nothing quite compares to the riot that takes place in your mouth two seconds after popping these.
15. Super Ring
Who cares if they made our fingers go orange?
Hacks
16. Hacks
These probably belong exclusively to the ’90s.
Twisties; credit: Abi Skipp
17. Twisties
This was before potato chips and lays took over our taste buds.
18. Ice lolly tube
Did you break them in half or bite off the top?
19. M&M wannabe
Remember those fake M&Ms that came in a circular foil? Popping them gave us great pleasure.
Hello Panda; credit: Gwydion M. Williams
20. Hello Panda
We're still addicted to this one.
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