Shell out for peanuts with fancy flavours at Chinese New Year bazaar

Mr Da Chuan, 46, boss and owner of Long Yan International Tea Trading which operates three stalls selling peanuts at the Chinatown Festive Street Bazaar. ST PHOTO: HEDY KHOO
Peanut vendor Tony Chok (left) recommending one of the new flavours this year, the Hei Tang Hua Sheng (Black Sugar Peanuts). ST PHOTO: HEDY KHOO
Stalls at this year's Chinatown's Festive Street Bazaar are selling fancy peanuts with names such as black pearl, butter and black sugar. ST PHOTO: HEDY KHOO
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SINGAPORE - Peanuts have become the new durians at Chinatown's Festive Street Bazaar this year.

There are stalls selling fancy peanuts with names such as black pearl, butter and black sugar.

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