Wrapped Traditions: Why Food Memories Matter

Ask someone about bakchang and they will rarely begin with the ingredients...

Instead, they speak about a grandmother's recipe. A family member who always made them. A kitchen filled with the scent of bamboo leaves. A parcel brought home from the market.

While recipes differ from household to household, the ritual itself remains remarkably familiar — ingredients laid out in careful order, bamboo leaves softened and folded by hand, and stories exchanged as each piece takes shape.

Food has a remarkable ability to preserve memory.

Long after a meal is finished, the rituals surrounding it remain. The preparation. The anticipation. The people gathered around the table.

This is especially true of festive foods. They arrive with the seasons and become markers of time, helping us remember where we came from and who we shared those moments with.

Our special edition Bakchang magnet & trinkets is inspired by these memories.

The engraved wooden magnet may be small, but it represents something much larger.

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A tradition that continues to connect generations of Singaporeans today.

Photographed alongside Qua's Peranakan collection, the keepsake sits among objects similarly rooted in heritage and storytelling. Together, they celebrate the everyday rituals that form the cultural fabric of Singapore.

Serving Tray, Peranakan

$179.00 SGD

Coasters, Set of 4, Peranakan

$99.00 SGD

In a rapidly changing city, these small traditions matter.

This spirit is also carried in everyday pieces like our Tingkat magnet...a quiet nod to home-cooked warmth.

They remind us that heritage is not only found in museums or historic buildings, but also in the meals we prepare, the objects we keep, and the stories we continue to share.

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