Kuih EE is a sweet made on a festival called ‘Tang Chek’. This day actually falls on Winter Solstice. Tang Chek is quite an important festival in the Chinese Calendar. Most traditional Chinese businesses will be closed for the day. Tang Chek also signifies the coming of Chinese New Year. As kids were told that we would be a year older after eating the ee (balls). So you can imagine that we would all have our share. The roundness of the balls signifies the roundness of the coming year, ie, a smooth year. For more info on the tradition, please visit nyonyarecipe.com
Pandan leaf is the leaf of the screw pine plant commonly used as a flavouring in cooking in Asia.