Was passing by the Food Republic food court at 313@Somerset and noticed a change in the stall occupying one of the booths situated in the middle of the food court — replacing the space where the outlet of Tirato had previously occupied would be a Mi Dian 米点手工糕点. The signboard of the store does seem to hint that this is a collaboration between these folks and a “Kwan Kee Store”. For those whom are unaware, Kwan Kee Store is a brand that hails from Malaysia — the brand does have presence in multiple states in Malaysia including Penang and Kuala Lumpur, though the branch that is affiliated with Mi Dian is the Johor Bahru branch. Considering the namesake of the stall, it does seem that Mi Dian has narrowed down Kwan Kee Store’s offerings to a number of their rice cake items, providing Singaporeans a taste of Kwan Kee Store’s offerings without having to cross the border to give them a go.

We were being told by their staff at the counter that the signature offering here would be their Steamed Pandan Cake; whilst there are no descriptions that mentions the elements that goes into the making of the various items here, it does seem that the different layers of pandan-infused rice cakes does seem to also alternate with layers of coconut-infused rice cakes as well. The rice cakes here do also seem to be rather substantially-sized as compared to the Kueh that one would typically find at local stores — could definitely do being shared between two (2) to three (3) pax. Texturally similar to the Nonya-Kueh that we have grown up with, the Steamed Pandan Cake features a pillow-y soft and sticky texture that does not stick to the teeth; all that whilst carrying a whiff of Pandan fragrance that perfumes the tastebuds subtly.