Nyonya and Peranakan are known to have sweet tooth; their penchant for everything sweet is most pronounced in their skills in making very delicate, sinfully sweet, and utterly delightful Nyonya kuih—local sweet cakes that are eaten throughout the day—and many decadent desserts.
My mother was the biggest sweet tooth in my family. She loved sticky-sweet foods and was notorious in my family as she added sugar to everything she made, even savory dishes. I remember grandma and aunt always joked that we constantly ran out of sugar because mother used too much sugar in everyday cooking! So, growing up, we were fed tons of sweet foods—kuih, pancakes, and various kinds of hot desserts such as this bee koh moy or black sticky rice dessert…
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