ChubTuTuSg – 80 Different Flavours of Tutu Kueh in Yishun!

Gone are the roving pasar malams where Ramly burgers, lekor (Malay fish crackers) and flavoured ice popsicles were devoured in earnest (thanks a lot, COVID). Thankfully, handfuls of pasar malam stall owners decided to step out and open up permanent brick-and-mortar shops to satiate our cravings. Among them is ChubTuTuSg, my new go-to for some of the wackiest flavours stuffed into tutu kueh. 

While the physical store is the new kid on the Yishun block, ChubTuTuSg has been a hot favourite among pasar malam goers since 2017. It’s solely run by lady boss, Dennie Ong, who decided to go the unconventional route by crafting up flavours that you didn’t even know could go into a tutu kueh. 

Traditional and regular flavours such as peanut, red bean and kaya are sold at $3 for five pieces, premium ones at $4.50 for five and seasonal specials at $3.50 for five. There might only be 16 options available on the board, but Dennie currently has a whopping 95 flavours up her sleeve. The 84 seasonal ones are planned in rotations of five every week, so there’s always something new to try. 

Her aim was to include a variety of international flavours so she could easily “theme” her specials. She also mentioned that she gets inspiration for new flavours by wandering around supermarket food aisles. I guess that might explain the seemingly random flavours such as clam chowder, Snickers, and chilli tuna.

Aside from tutu kueh, Dennie does muah chee as well. And of course, we see another bout (albeit smaller) of uncommon flavours other than the original peanut ($2.50) flavour — black sesame ($3) and matcha ($3.50). 

I wanted to try a variety of flavours so I mixed and matched the ones that appealed to me the most. Take note that if you mix the flavours categories as well, you’ll be charged the highest price. 

First up, we have a trio of favourite local flavours comprising kaya, D24 durian and chendol. The kaya could have been more aromatic and while it wasn’t bad, I’d prefer to go with other flavours. I was a bit sad to see that the chendol was missing its iconic green rice flour jelly but since there’s only so much filling you can stuff into a little tutu kueh, it can’t be helped. 

I’d say skip the D24 durian altogether. While it gave off quite the pungent smell even before being split open, it tasted pretty artificial.

Team sweet sees the classic gula melaka alongside nutella and lotus biscoff. I absolutely love gula melaka, but I reckon only a crazy sweet-tooth like me will enjoy the ones at ChubTuTuSg. The steamed rice flour snack was stuffed with chunky palm sugar rocks that had slightly melted to create a sweet, oozy syrup. 

Nutella and lotus biscoff were unsurprisingly the most popular options with the younger folks. Both treats were filled to the brim with the sweet spreads, with the lotus biscoff having additional bits of the cookie itself for a crunch. 

The best pick (at least, according to me) of them all, though, happened to be the mentaiko on the savoury team. I know, I know; the thought of it was a little odd to me at first but after biting into the tutu kueh, the umami from the spicy-salty fish roe made for a good match with the rice flour. I really felt like I was eating a new form of sushi. 

The chilli crab had that familiar spicy-sweet sauce along with little chunks of crab meat that came in a pretty generous portion for a small tutu kueh. I wouldn’t mind getting this one again! 

I went with the mixed combo ($3.50) for the muah chee and of all three of the available flavours, the black sesame had my vote. It was pleasantly nutty and had a good dusting of sugar and chopped peanuts. 

Matcha fans should be pretty pleased with the bitterness of the matcha muah chee. As for the original much chee, there wasn’t exactly anything special about it that sets it apart from other muah chees out there. 

Seeing that there are so many tutu kueh flavours to try, of course I’ll be making a return trip. Keep an eye for updates on the latest special flavours on their Instagram page! I can’t wait for the white rabbit and salted egg flavours to make an appearance. 

MissTamChiak.com made an anonymous visit and paid its own meal at the stall featured here.

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