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豆沙饼 induces severe sleepyness 6 May, 2009

Posted by dear1dear2 in Dear1, Food & Beverages.
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This is a picture of the 豆沙饼 (from here onwards referred to as dou sha bing or simply DSB) that Dear1 bought from Malaysia on a recent trip. Dear1 have tasted many brands of DSB from Malaysia but Dear1 have to say that the flavour from Penang goes best with him and so Dear1 always look out for the ‘Product of Penang’ label when buying his DSB.

This box contains 32 pieces of DSB and costs RM13.90 (SGD5.80). Each 4 DSB are packed into a sealed mini pack inside the box, meaning that there are 8 mini packs of 4 DSB in one such box. The mini packs are supposed to preserve the freshness and also make it easier for people to serve or bring out.

Dear1, being a big DSB fan, decided to bring the entire box to work and to munch on them throughout the day. One thing about DSB is that they spoil very quickly and so should be eaten very quickly as well. Dear1 remembers ever eating a mouldy DSB which is green in colour. But becos Dear1 normally pops the entire DSB into his mouth in one bite, Dear1 only noticed the weird taste after biting into it. Dear1 spat the DSB out immediately only to find the DSB all green with mould. Yucks! From that day onwards, Dear1 always *looks* before eating, and never eats pandan flavour DSB becos there’s no reliable way to differentiate pandan green and mouldy green.

Anyway, as Dear1 was munching on the DSB during work, Dear1 began to feel very sleepy and groggy, much more so than usual. In fact, Dear1 fell asleep about 4-5 times during work while munching on DSB. The norm is falling asleep once a day. :P

So the conclusion is, DSB induces severe sleepyness, likely due to its high carbo content. Lesson learnt: Do not bring yummy DSB to work. :D

-Dear1

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1. 2009 Penang Trip « Dear1 Dear2 - 8 November, 2009

[...] 2 boxes of Tan Boon Biscuit aka Tau Sau Biah, 1 Chestnut Biah, 1 Sweet Tau Sau Biah, 1 Qing Tang Bing, total RM34.40, cheap and still piping [...]

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2. dear1dear2 - 8 November, 2009

*** Updates ***

I just recently realized that Him Heang is the #1 DSB from Penang and we tasted it first hand during our Penang trip, it was fantastic! It was way better than those Made-in-Penang-Sold-all-over-Malaysia DSB, so gotta look out for the Him Heang brand from now onwards. Then again, since they only sell their products at their one and only flagship store in Penang along Jalan Burma and dun distribute to other resellers, I guess the only way to taste the Him Heang DSB is to visit Penang.

And secondly, this snack is actually called Tan Boon Biah, but I’ve been calling it DSB every since I first tasted it. :P

-Dear1

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3. Lee - 10 November, 2009

In Singapore, the DSB and Beh-Teh Sor at Tan Hock Seng are very nice.

http://skinnierthantheoriginal.blogspot.com/2009/08/tan-hock-seng-tau-sar-piah.html

Tan Hock Seng
86 Telok Ayer Street
#01-01 Far East Square
Tel: 6533 1798

Another popular choice is Loong Fatt.

http://foodiesqueen.blogspot.com/2008/11/175-loong-fatts-tau-sar-piah.html

Loong Fatt Eating House & Confectionary
639 Balestier Road
Tel: 6253 4584
Mon-Sat & PH: 8am – 4.30pm (Closed on Sundays)

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dear1dear2 - 10 November, 2009

Hi Lee,

Thanks for the recommendations. Will definitely check them out. Hopefully the prices are ‘friendly’ too. :D

-Dear1

Btw, r u the same person that posted a comment on Saving our $1 coins? Ur comment was accidentally filtered out by the automatic spam filter, but I’ve restored it. :)

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Lee - 11 November, 2009

Dear1,

I am that “Lee”.

The price at Tan Hock Soon is $5 for 10 pieces of DSB. Same for the Beh Teh Soh.

For Loong Fatt, I think the cost is 60cents per piece.