Acai Super Bowl from Super Loco – mango, blueberries, coconut, quinoa, chia, granola and buckwheat. Sixty-six levels of wow. The acai itself was gorgeously gelato-esque in texture, there was just so friggin’ much going on within the massive bowl – from the crispy burnt rice feels of the quinoa to…
Yeye’s Kari from Candlenut – a white coconut curry of prawns with green chilli padi, green peppercorns, kaffir lime leaf and fried shallots. Essentially green curry prawns given a creamy, indulgent mega-upgrade of coconut. 3.8/5 Candlenut 331 New Bridge Road #01-03 Dorsett Residences Singapore 088764
French Toast from Red Baron – brioche, gula melaka, bananas and coconut ice cream, with a sprinkling of desiccated coconut. While the coconut elements did their jobs admirably and the brioche had a nice and remarkably eggy middle, the edges of the toast made me suspect that the brioche may…
Peanut, Coconut, Citrus from Pluck – peanut sponge, coconut sorbet, calamansi gel, mandarin orange. A curious mix of mediocre and flat-tasting cake, refreshing coconut sorbet, peanut butter, sweet mandarin orange and a sharp and wickedly citric gel that would wake you right up, curl your toes and make you wince…
Ondeh Ondeh pancake from Collective Brewers – traditional buttermilk pancakes infused with aromatic pandan and stacked on shredded coconut and melted palm sugar coating, served with vanilla ice cream. The pancakes were extremely aromatic and rather buttery, and reminded me of the fragrance and texture of a slightly uncooked waffle…
Coconut Vodka Lime Pie. Essentially a lime tart with a curd that is sweet enough such that your mouth doesn’t violently react to the sour (but the lime is there if you crave for such pleasant oral torture), but then you discover the innocuous jelly cubes made from vodka shots…
Red Rubies served with Jackfruit and Coconut Milk. The rubies were essentially frosty, crunchy pearls that were enjoyably gnawable, but the jackfruit had much personality as Looi Sai Hiam from Class 4C in primary school. 3.3/5⠀ [Tasting courtesy of ParaThai.] ParaThai 11 Tanjong Katong Road #02-23 OneKM Mall Singapore 437157
Big Lub’s Carrot Cake. Despite the carrot cake seemingly wearing a highly avant garde and fashionable carcass of a deceased bird on its back, it tastes extraordinarily masculine. The coconut shavings were the most memorable bits, all rough and gnaw-gnaw-gnaw in your mouth. The carrot cake itself was dense and…
Passioné – passionfruit and a blend of cheeses on a sponge and coconut sable base, served with cocoa nibs. The cake was smooth and rich, with no bitchy upstaging drama going on – the passionfruit dominates for the first few seconds in your mouth but eventually cedes to the cheese…