Trending Food: 8 unusual Chinese New Year snacks to try

Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza's Golden Nian Gao Tarts With Gula Melaka And Grated Coconut retails for $35 nett for a box of eight. PHOTO: SINGAPORE MARRIOTT TANG PLAZA
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SINGAPORE – With Chinese New Year round the corner, it is time to load up on snacks.

Instead of the usual pineapple tarts and bak kwa, The Straits Times trawled through festive fairs and hotel offerings to pick eight unusual – and lip-smacking – Chinese New Year snacks.

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