Malaysian Peanut Pancake Apam Pulau Pinang. Singapore Street Food

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Malaysian Peanut Pancake Apam Pulau Pinang. Singapore Street Food

 

Apam Pulau Pinang Malay in Penang or Apam balik English turnover pancake or terang bulan English bright moon or martabak manis English sweet martabak is a type of griddle pancake common in Southeast Asia It is usually sold at specialist roadside stalls in Brunei Indonesia Malaysia and Singapore The dessert is known by various names in different languages depending on the region The pancake s batter is made from a mixture of flour eggs sugar baking soda coconut milk and water The batter is cooked upon a thick round iron frying pan in plenty of palm margarine to avoid it sticking to the pan Then other ingredients are sprinkled as filling the most common or traditional is crushed peanut granules with sugar and sweetcorn kernels available from cans but modern innovations such as chocolate sprinkles and cheddar cheese are also available Then the pancake is folded hence the name turnover pancake and cut into several pieces Geylang Serai Market is one of the biggest and busiest wet markets in Singapore Since 1964 this market has been a focal point for the local Malay community with a good selection of Malay and Indian Muslim specialties on offer Reopened in 2010 the new Geylang Serai Market has become brighter and cleaner but the atmosphere of the old traditional market is still maintained After renovation this market is dressed in a cultural suit a traditional Malay kampong house Either on weekday or weekend it is always vibrant Especially middle aged shoppers come here to do their daily shopping plus flocks of young people come for good foods at weekends The second floor of Geylang Serai Market is home to hundreds of food stalls with main focus on Malay and Indian cuisine This is the best food court to enjoy Malay dishes such as asam pedas stingray spicy stingray beef rendang spicy beef ikan terubok fried fish and goreng pisang banana fritters Nearest MRT station Eunos MRT EW7 Walking 8 mins from Exit B