Koi Mould Scouting
Went scouting for the perfect Koi Mould today. The one shown above is what we currently have among our arsenal of agar moulds. Unfortunately is a tad too big for our purpose- The Special Chinese New Year dessert we're preparing.
First stop was of course the ubiquitous Phoon Huat, we visited the branch at Ang Mo Kio. Was sorely disappointed by the selection, I always though that one would full fill all one's baking needs at this one-stop baking shop. Apparently this does not extend to small Koi moulds. No fear, still optimistic we visited Sun Lik located on the street next to Raffles Hotel.
This little shop had quite an interesting collection of cake decoration - Coloured rice, sugared cut-outs, silver dragees. And cause its just after the Christmas season everything came in green and red. Interesting yes, but it made me wish that Christmas wasn't already over! :(
I remember being quite excited over finding this little store last year. We were in our cupcake fanatic mode and the little decorative pieces had us all fantasizing about all the pretty cupcakes we could create. Unfortunately Sun Lik did not meet up to our expectations, our hunt for the perfect Koi mould failed. We did discover an adorable looking cow mould though. Very tempting but we reminded ourselves to be prudent. Economical crisis period!
Dejected but still hopeful we made our way to the last stop on our list- Siah House at Buffalo Street. The facade of the shop was very promising, it was huge for starters spanning over 3 shops and boasting a second floor. I'm guessing they're catering mainly for big restaurant players. They had on sale rather impressive equipments. Giant frying pants like the wants you see the curry simmering in in Indian restaurants or prata places. Giant fridges, giant steamers, giant mixers, giant....you get the point. But not what we were looking for. The agar mould collection was disappointing, they stocked more chocolate moulds than agar ones. Although they did have a koi mould it of the exact same size as the one we have on hand. Another futile trip.
Not to matter though, we dug up an old Lifestyle article listing down all the bake shops in Singapore selling moulds (see, we do do our homework!). A few is not yet on our list and we shall set off with a hopeful spirit in our quest for the perfect Koi mould yet again, tomorrow.
Wish us luck!
- Rachel -
First stop was of course the ubiquitous Phoon Huat, we visited the branch at Ang Mo Kio. Was sorely disappointed by the selection, I always though that one would full fill all one's baking needs at this one-stop baking shop. Apparently this does not extend to small Koi moulds. No fear, still optimistic we visited Sun Lik located on the street next to Raffles Hotel.
This little shop had quite an interesting collection of cake decoration - Coloured rice, sugared cut-outs, silver dragees. And cause its just after the Christmas season everything came in green and red. Interesting yes, but it made me wish that Christmas wasn't already over! :(
I remember being quite excited over finding this little store last year. We were in our cupcake fanatic mode and the little decorative pieces had us all fantasizing about all the pretty cupcakes we could create. Unfortunately Sun Lik did not meet up to our expectations, our hunt for the perfect Koi mould failed. We did discover an adorable looking cow mould though. Very tempting but we reminded ourselves to be prudent. Economical crisis period!
Dejected but still hopeful we made our way to the last stop on our list- Siah House at Buffalo Street. The facade of the shop was very promising, it was huge for starters spanning over 3 shops and boasting a second floor. I'm guessing they're catering mainly for big restaurant players. They had on sale rather impressive equipments. Giant frying pants like the wants you see the curry simmering in in Indian restaurants or prata places. Giant fridges, giant steamers, giant mixers, giant....you get the point. But not what we were looking for. The agar mould collection was disappointing, they stocked more chocolate moulds than agar ones. Although they did have a koi mould it of the exact same size as the one we have on hand. Another futile trip.
Not to matter though, we dug up an old Lifestyle article listing down all the bake shops in Singapore selling moulds (see, we do do our homework!). A few is not yet on our list and we shall set off with a hopeful spirit in our quest for the perfect Koi mould yet again, tomorrow.
Wish us luck!
- Rachel -
