Nonya Chendol Waffle from Shrove Tuesday – azuki red beans, green jello and Nonya chendol gelato. The glazed and slightly sour waffle felt like a paean to slightly burnt toast, being crispy to the point of knife strikes plate with a clang, whilst elsewhere the rich gelato was expertly conservative…
Chendol Cheesecake from Bloomsbury Bakers. The fusion of gula melaka and cheesecake here (in particular with reference to the cheesecake body itself) comes across as a well-conceptualised and consensual marriage instead of gula melaka’s forceful invasion of cheesecake’s purity and virtues, with the chendol elements – crunchy attap chee, corn,…
Chendol and Pineapple Tart Ice Cream with Waffle. If I were a teacher and the two balls were my pupils, the gula melaka ice cream gets a solid B for its faithful (albeit slavish) re-creation of the real deal, pandan jelly noodles and atap chee inclusion and all. However, the…
Chendol – salted gula melaka ice cream, red bean, pandan jelly and atap seeds. The saltiness was quite unexpected, and prevented the dessert from being purely a sugarfest. However, methinks the goodness spilleth from the humble-sized cup! 3.75/5 Ice Queen 217 East Coast Road #01-02 Tides Singapore 428915