Ah Balling Peanut Soup, Singapore

Later we'll go Chinatown, ok? WF repeated incessantly

I'm not sure how many times she reminded me on that until we were nicely seated at the stall later that night. We were in Chinatown to have the tong yun (glutinous rice ball dessert) that WF have been craving and raving about..

So what's so special? Why die-die must try?

Just different, WF replied, still unwilling to reveal the secret..

Ah Balling sells tong yun with 4 fillings, the traditional peanut, black sesame, red bean and the slightly unusual yam filling. Most unfortunately for us, it was nearing 10pm and they're only left with peanut and black sesame filling...:-(

Though there's a queue at the stall, business is brisk and we got our tong yun real fast..

So, this was the secret that WF was guarding so closely..hehe Ah Balling serves tong yun with sweet peanut soup rather than the conventional ginger soup. The peanuts were boiled till really soft, quite smooth but too sweet for me after a while..

Took my first bite into the tong yun and...Must say that the peanut tong yun is delicious, the peanut filling was pratically oozing out while I tried my best to snap a picture of it. Although it's creamy, there were still some crunchiness to it, from the crushed peanuts and sugar. Love this.

The black sesame was pretty good too.. Still oozes out after a bite, the filling is thicker, slightly coarser in texture. It is fragrant and not too sweet, which I'm glad of. Prefer the peanut filling better though.

Guess I'm still a sucker for traditional stuff, though this version of tong yun is quite nice, I'd still prefer mine served with hot, spicy ginger soup! ;p

Ah Balling Peanut Soup is located at Chinatown, Singapore. The section in Chinatown where there's a long row of stalls selling local food.