Where did Telinga Keling kuih get its name?

Question

Where did Telinga Keling kuih get its name?

Answer 1

we call all the pakistan, afghan or benggali in sabah as keling... maybe from them la....

Answer 2

It is because it looks like an ear ! And the keling comes from long time ago, because it is usually them who sold the kuih in the night market .

Answer 3

because it dark chocolate in colour just like the keling's skin..

and its round like tlinga..mgkn la,im not sure la sjrh kueh ni,but really love to eat kueh tlingfa kling..for this raya,oredy ordered from my fren at jb to send me a box of that kueh,i live in sabah where kueh kling not as sedap as from johor @ kedah..hardly cant wait to get the kueh