Bacang/Zongzi vendor

I can't tell you how many times I have tried to find Zongzi Lady. I always came too early. On this day I finally found her - at 4:15 pm. She's such an amiable lady. We had conversation as if we were old friends. She was surprisingly receptive to having her pictures taken also, in addition to my selfies. I could tell she's a contented person. She limits how many zongzi she sells and how many hours she works, like this was just a hobby. Since we were travelling and can't stock up, we only bought 2, the Taiwanese kind for about $3 each. They had fatty pork, shitake mushrooms and peanuts (and dry shrimps I think) in them. The sticky rice had definition, wasn't soggy and the taste was on point. The only ingredients I would have loved was raw garlic and a few drips of Sriracha sauce be

I think there was a copycat - another elder chinese lady was also selling. I went around 5:30p on Friday and saw her being the only one there. She didn’t have those cute little pricing labels like those in the other reviews and was selling at $3+/zongzi (still a good price). I didn’t think too much about it since that was my first time there and she was at the spot and fitted the “elder lady” description. Bought two. Was so excited to eat them when I got home. But the first one a weird sour smell. It was on me to still have half of it and of course I got food poisoning. The other one had mold in the leaves (they looked kinda like reflection in the photo but they were not 😭 I was so grossed out 😭). PLEASE CAUTION!! This lady only had a cardboard with handwritten zongzi fillings and prices a

A very nice lady who sells her bacang at the corner of the street. Her advertising method of shouting to tell people what she is selling really caught my attention as it feels very touching. Maybe she just reminded me of my own family. Anyway, I tried her bacang several times now, and they are very good!! My favourite is the Shanghainese version as it is very similar to the bacang I had back home. $3 for the big triangle ones and $2 for the smaller ones. Even the small one usually is enough for me for a lunch. They are packed with deliciously flavoured filling (varieties of meat, nuts, eggs, etc.) There was a time I couldn’t find her again for several months and I got very worried, so I’m really happy when she is finally back.

She’s the best. Talk about supporting local business. I’ve been buying from her for years and I’m shocked to see there’s even a review for her location. Awesome.

This lady is not always there these days it seems, but have heard her hawking her bakcang (zongzi/粽子 in Mandarin) long before I tried them. And they are very much worth trying. Sources say they are very authentic to Southeastern and Eastern Chinese tastes (cuisines not always found as commonly here) and they are indeed very good. Try the “Taiwanese” and “Shanghainese” varieties first, but don’t stop there. $2-3 each at time of this review, best brought home and boiled or microwaved for a few minutes prior to opening and serving.