Tau sa piah is the hokkien name for a pastry, tau sa means bean paste and piah means pastry or cookies. It is one of the few traditional Chinese pastries that is still famous in both Malaysia and Singapore. In the old days, this pastry is distributed together with some other pastries, to bride’s relatives on the engagement day to spread the good news. Today, it has fast become a common pastry for tea time or light refreshment!
All the while, Penang is famous for its Tau Sa Piah but few know that Melaka is also blessed with some good tau sa piah bakery houses. I’d introduce 2 to you today:
Jing Yuan Bakery house in Ong Kim Wee,Melaka
the sky high packing boxes ready for use
A closed view on the packing box
The Tau Sa Piah- size "L"
The pastry is sold in 2 sizes, one in a miniature size (the smaller one) & the other is the bigger size as shown in above photo.The bigger size is sold at RM8/box (10 pcs) while the smaller one is priced at RM11 (~24 pcs). Daily volume is exceeding 100 boxes easily.
The bean paste is extremely fine with the crispy pastry layer
Aside from this tau sa piah, the other 2 famous pastries are the “sweet fragrant biscuit” & the chicken floss mixed with tau sa paste filled triangle pastry.
Next is Poh Keong bakery house located in Temple Street in the vicinity of the tourist packed Heeren Street.
Pooh Keon local food
the design of the tau sa piah is different from this stall
The packing box
See the golden fillings
Besides tau sa piah, the pineapple tart is the main delicacy which is absolutely delicious as the fillings (pineapple) is sweet and moist while the pastry is soft and melt easily in mouth.
The freshly baked pineapple tarts,arranged in delicate lines
the proportion of the pineapple vs the pastry is just right
Product tasting is also available for first time customers
The whole range of pastries offered
Even tourists are attracted to the tarts
So, do try out when you are in Melaka!
