You know the Lunar New Year is around the corner when stores start displaying preserved fruit in a big way. I'm not sure why that is, but Chinese New Year brings with it an assortment of dried, pickled or preserved fruit, in varying colours, sweetness, tartness or spiciness. One commonly served item is the preserved fruit platter or box, which holds eight different forms of these little snacks, ranging from mushy, pulverized plum, to whole sweetened Chinese olives and dried, sugared coconut strips.
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These are whole plums, semi-dried, with a brittle coating of sugar on them. They can be sickening taken in quantities, but one or two give a sugar and taste boost. It's still one piece of tradition that has not gone up too high in price, with a packet costing RM2.80 on promotion at Giant.
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