Cool down with chendol

As the mercury rises, the shaved ice dessert offers delicious relief from the heat

- Hedy Khoo

Warmer and drier weather may be ahead for Singapore, with the Meteorological Service Singapore forecasting El Nino conditions to develop from June to July.

For dessert sellers, that means more customers asking for cold desserts. At King Of Chendol at Circuit Road Hawker Centre, owner Yap Soon Kee, 64, estimates chendol sales to rise by 20 per cent to 30 per cent on hot days.

At Dove Desserts in Toa Payoh, owner Helen Lai, 63, says chendol is often the first dessert to sell out when the sun is out.