Biskut Osborne mempunyai sentimental value...

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Salah satu biskut kegemaran aku ialah biskut Osborne. Aku tak tahu kenapa dipanggil biskut Osborne selain daripada tertempa di permukaan biskut itu. Aku syak biskut ini seperti satu lagi jenis biskut iaitu biskut Marie. Walau sesiapa pun yang membuatnya, ia dipanggil biskut Marie. Mungkin resepi asalnya dicipta oleh Sharifah Marie.

Begitulah juga agaknya dengan biskut Osborne. Mungkin resepi asalnya di cipta oleh 'J.W.W Osborne'.

Biskut ini aku beli di kedai runcit di kampung,
masih dijual dalam tin biskut. Dijual secara timbang.

Seingat aku dulu, semasa kecil-kecil, biskut Marie itu direndamkan ke dalam air suam dan disuapkan kepada bayi (aku lah tu) sebagai makanan tambahan. Tetapi biskut Osborne ini pula untuk orang-orang dewasa kerana ianya tawar. Cara aku makannya ialah dengan merendamkan ke dalam air minuman panas. Biarkan sehingga kembang, barulah disudukan ke mulut....aaaummm!


Ada pelbagai pengeluar biskut Osborne ini tapi dalam banyak-banyak mereka itu, aku masih katakan biskut keluaran Khong Guan adalah yang ter...ummphh! Dan ianya telah dimakan turun-temurun oleh keluarga aku. Jadi, biskut Osborne amat sentimental kepada aku.

Kebanyakkan biskut 'Osborne' yang lain akan kembang apabila direndam dan pecah apabila diangkat dengan sudu. Sedangkan biskut keluaran Khong Guan tidak begitu. Ia masih utuh walau pun kembang. Ianya lebih pejal. Kerana itulah aku suka.


Kemudian, aku cuba cari maklumat tentang biskut keluaran Khong Guan. Barulah aku tahu kenapa biskut mereka amat sentimental kepada aku dan keluarga aku ...


Did you know…

1. Mr Chew actually arrived on our shores as Chew Zhu Keng – but changed his name to Chew Choo Keng at the behest of his boss, Tan Kah Kee.
2. During the war, the Communists regarded Chew as a traitor as he was able to drive his cars freely with a permit from the Japanese military. He was interrogated in the jungle by a communist who later turned out to be one of his old classmates – and instead of charging him, she solicited a contribution of $10,000 to the Communist cause as well as soap, salt and oil. Upon release, Chew was then interrogated on the events that took place in the jungle by the Japanese military.
3. Chew’s decision to leave Malaya and move back to Singapore was largely due to the Communists revealing its belief that it was Malaya’s intention to fight for its independence from the British.
4. Chew’s first attempt at automation involved using bicycle chains to convey plates of biscuits into his ovens. However, his brother Choo Han had a talent for mechanical engineering and together they had soon set up a machine shop to design and build their own machines for use in the factory.
5. Chew Choo Keng was a busy man and not just because of his businesses – he had five wives, 23 children, 34 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

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