Chinese New Year Snacks At Aeon

Nowadays when I go grocery shopping, I go to only one section - the meat section. And that's it. Simple simple. 

Of course from time to time, I will go look for seasonings or cleaning products or butter/cheese. My partner will go look for stuff that he eats - fruits, vegetables and rice/noodles (when the stock runs low).

So I had a lot of time to berkepoh-kepoh. Since Chinese New Year is coming very very soon, there were loads and loads of goodies and snacky stuff at the supermarket.

This was the calm before the storm, the crowd was starting to come in from the main entrance.

Ah! I spotted these Kjeldsens Butter Cookies which brought back childhood memories. I didn't really fancy these cookies but I would eat the ones that had sugar sprinkles and the ones shaped like a pretzel.

I thought these smaller tins of cookies are so cute. I have seen these at Jaya Grocer. At one time I was tempted to buy.

These are modern love letters with vanilla and chocolate flavors. The love letters (kuih kapit) from my childhood were packed in recycled Milo tins. 

I used to eat a lot of Pringles potato chips. I can eat one whole canister in one sitting until the tips of my fingers throbbed (due to the high sodium).

My favorite was the Sour Cream and Onions flavors. The last time I ate these some years ago I found that the taste is not the same. So I did not like it. Either that or I lost the taste for it.

Yikes! Oreos! I was addicted to these during the lockdown and I ate so many packets (and hence put on a lot of weight).

Now on to these very familiar plastic jars of snacks. 

Ngaku chips! woohoo!! But none for me as I choose not to indulge in these. 

One piece will lead me to eating the whole container. But now, I have no cravings for such snacks.

I remember at my mum's house there will be these type of snacks in the cupboard. In the evening, we take out a few and go on a snacking frenzy with a few cans of beer hah...hah...hah...

We are so spoilt for choice!

More chips and love letters.

There you go, the price list.

I know you guys will be eating these snacks during the CNY period and in fact some of you have already had a head start hah...hah...hah... Enjoy yourself lah. Once a year to celebrate and enjoy all the snacky goodies.

  

Then something caught my eye.

Some pretty cookies packed in fancy boxes.

The packaging is so nice and reminds me of mooncakes.

I wonder how these taste like. 

The sales lady caught up with me and told me that if I buy 10 boxes, I get one free. So I told her I will have to check with my husband first hah...hah... hah... 

They don't come cheap. So must get permission from the ketua pengarah who will pengsan when he sees the price tag. Dukacita permohonan ditolak!

And of course, the next hot item is mandarin oranges, boxes and boxes of them.