The shop isn't easy to find as it is located along a narrow lorong off the sleepy town of Jawi and about 5 mins drive from the well-known Cheang Kee Restaurant of crab porridge fame. We did stop by at Cheang Kee for lunch, though and needless to say the food were still just as good and still affordable!
The crab porridge still lived up to its reputation and the other dishes we ordered, such as mantis prawn fried with dried chilli, boiled octopus, tang hoon char poey leng (vegetable with glass noodle), prawns and steamed fish were all very good. Sorry lar no pictures, we were so eager to dig in that by the time I remembered, it was too late.
Anyway back to the local treats I was talking about...it is Teochew snacks, Ak Am and Kacang Tumbuk and an array of local 'cookies' including Tau Sar Pneah, Tambun Pneah, Beh Teh Soh and Heong Pneah.
I have always loved Ak Am but not the generic, lousy kind found in supermarkets. I like it fresh, crunchy and importantly fragrant. And this shop makes one of the best Ak Am I have ever tasted! Ak Am is actually just loads of sugar, sesame and grounded peanuts but hey, aren't all sweet treats? I love the texture of Ak Am as it is both soft and crunchy due to the layer of caramel-like sugar outside and the crunchy kacang tumbuk in its core.
We did not buy the Tau Sar Pneah or Tambun Pneah but the Beh Teh Soh and Heong Pneah are absolutely heavenly! The Beh Teh Soh are biscuits with white sugar inside and theirs are so good because the skin is crunchy and the sugar inside, soft and non-sticky. Heong Pneah are almost the same except that brown sugar was used.
Now, I normally don't eat Heong Pneah due to its tendency to stick to your teeth and gums...but theirs are really good because it isn't in the least sticky at all!
Rows of Ak Am before it was packed
The first step of the whole process: family members sorting out peanuts
A packet of Ak Am is only RM8.50So, the next time you happen to go to Nibong Tebal for whatever reason, I will strongly recommend dropping by at this shop to get their yummy treats. I am sure their Tau Sar Pneah and Tambun Pneah are just as good!
Here are the information on the shop:
Chop Cheng Guan
80 & 81 Jalan Pengkalan Rawa
04-5931391
3 comments:
Oh..i love those sweets too. Never knew it was called Ak Am. I usually just call them 'the sweet peanut crunchy thingy covered in sesame seeds'. LOL!
iced nyior: LOL..I was just like you until a friend told me that it is called Ak Am years ago.
haha, also dont know it's called ak am.
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