The best rice dumplings in Singapore for Dragon Boat Festival 2025
Go back to basics with Thye Moh Chan's Teochew bak zhang, readily available across selected Breadtalk, Toast Box and Thye Moh Chan stores. If you're strapped for time this year in the lead-up to Dragon Boat Festival, you can even order these dumplings via Grabfood, Foodpanda and Deliveroo. Tuck into the traditional Teochew Double Delight or the salted egg bak zhang ($7.50 each), infused with the fragrant aroma of pandan leaves. The former comes with pork belly, shiitake mushrooms, chestnuts and mung beans, while the latter contains fried dried shrimp and salted egg for an even more savoury combination.
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