Singaporean Childhood Snacks You've Probably Forgotten About

With the stress that comes with higher education and work life, thinking about the days of our youth can spark feelings of longing to go back to those simpler times.

While waiting for someone to invent time travel, you can start reliving those memories with childhood snacks you've probably forgotten about. We've found 10 snacks straight out of the childhood of every 90s kid and where to buy them!

Keep reading to get hit by a wave of nostalgia!

#1 Haw flakes

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Who else used to pretend that these were CDs or frisbees before popping them in your mouth? Haw flakes ($1.25) are made from the fruit of the Chinese hawthorn. This tiny disc-shaped candy is usually packaged in cylindrical stacks and made to resemble Chinese fireworks.

#2 Iced gem biscuit

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While enjoying this adorable snack ($1.99) with our friends, we would notice 3 kinds of people: those who eat the icing first, those who eat the biscuit first and those who eat the whole thing at once!

#3 Pola snack

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Sold for just 20 cents at the school canteen, this was usually the go-to snack ($10 for a pack of 50) when we were running out of pocket money at the end of the week or month!

#4 Bangle chocolate

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You may have just had a flashback of you and your friends wearing this on your wrists or holding up two of them to form glasses! This snack ($2) is an affordable alternative to M&Ms are so satisfying to squeeze out of the packaging. ?

#5 Bika Chicken

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These addictive chicken-flavoured crackers ($1) are sold in little packets so our young selves can always get a convenient salty hit when keeping it in our school bags.

#6 Piring Wafer

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There isn't much taste to these wafer biscuits ($15.20 for 12 packets), but the crunchy texture and colours are what actually makes it really fun to munch on!

#7 Ring pops

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How great was it to be able to eat candy from a ring ($1.50) while having your hands free to play video games, study or whatever our carefree younger selves used to do?

#8 Popping candy

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Popping candy ($2) has to be one of the most amusing snacks of our childhood. Who else remembers the pop and sizzle sensation from our childhood days like it was just yesterday? ?

#9 Ovaltine sweets

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These retro sweets ($14.40 for 24 packets) are the only type of candy that our parents wouldn't vehemently object to us eating as it's often perceived to be less sugary than other sweets. But whether that was true or not didn't really matter, we would still get a mouthful of malty goodness!

#10 Ice pops

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These were the best thing ever, especially after running about in the heat all day! We imagine that these ice pops ($1.10) would still be a refreshing treat for our adult selves. ?

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Text by: GirlStyle SG