Gianduja Parfait – Karafuru Desserts

Gianduja Parfait from Karafuru Desserts – hazelnut soufflé, chocolate pudding, hazelnut and orange crisp, dark chocolate curd, candied orange, curaçao sauce. In contrast to the sketchy cultural appropriation of the Matchazuke, this parfait understands the orange/chocolate dynamic and plays up their chemistry well without unnecessary pandering. The orange elements fare considerably better than the hazelnut ones – the hazelnut cake required repeated bites before I grew accustomed to its charms and the crisp was like a particularly kooky Loacker wafer – but it’s a pity that the Cointreau-esque alcoholic pouring sauce, which claws at you whilst meowing coquettishly when you drink it alone, somehow sobers up and becomes as prim as a top button-done class monitress once it makes contact with the yogurt. 3.8/5

Karafuru Desserts
8 Jalan Klapa
Singapore 199320