Finally visited 108 Matcha Saro (from Hokkaido, Japan) at Suntec City to try their green tea parfait 🍵

There are so many different dessert options and drinks to choose from here! The parfait consists of: matcha (or hojicha) soft serve, green tea syrup (you can opt for black sugar syrup), green tea jelly, warabi mochi, red bean, shiratama mochi and black sugar jelly.

Verdict: From the first mouthful I wasn’t a fan of the matcha soft serve. It was just too cloying and gao^. There was really no nuance to it, and the whole dessert was kind of sweet and will leave you feeling very jelak*. I think the ratio is a bit off. Think it would be nicer if the ice cream itself was less heavy and thick, and also much less, and if there was more black sugar jelly and green tea jelly (and if the jelly had more concentrated green tea flavour and was less mochi-like). Also it needed some hot tea to go with it! Usually in Japan, traditional Japanese shops serve tea with these types of desserts.

Price: Not that cheap and if the Internet did not exist, I would have a lot more money in my bank account! 😂💸💸💸

I spent almost half an hour trying to locate 108 Matcha Saro in Suntec City as the directory didn’t provide directions :( To find it, it’s on B1, between Javier’s Rotisserie and Food Republic. Once you’re there, go past Four Leaves, Aburi-En and Fluff Stack and you will see it. 108 Matcha Saro is a corner store in an island of small shops.

^ gao: Hokkien word for thick.
*jelak: Malay word for having consumed too much overwhelmingly rich food.

Today’s my first time trying these pretty Japanese soufflé pancakes! I shared these with my mum 🍓 Decided to pay a visit after reading reviews of various new soufflé pancake places in Singapore and seeing Riz Labo being voted as the best in town.
- Riz Labo Kitchen hails from Omotesando in Tokyo, Japan, some Japanese people work there so you know it’s pretty legit.
- It’s located on level 4 within Japan Food Town at Wisma Atria, near the escalators. It’s taken over what was previously Bar Nippon, so the ambience is very bar-like.
- The pancakes are made fresh when you order, so we waited about 20 min for the pancakes.
- The menu mentioned that the soufflé pancakes are made with egg whites, and Japanese organic, gluten-free rice flour which was promising! We did find that the pancakes were pretty eggy in terms of taste, colour and smell so there are probably lots of egg yolks involved 🤷🏻‍♀️ To me, the pancakes kind of taste like chiffon cake meets pancakes.
- We thought the whipped cream would have been better if it was fresh, cold + real not artificial whipped cream. The vanilla ice cream (not strawberry as stated in the menu) went really well with the pancakes.
- Personally, I thought the price of the pancakes was pretty steep for the ingredients involved and also it wasn’t that satisfying. Perhaps it’s the labour costs involved in making the pancakes that explains the price 🤷🏻‍♀️
- PS. They don’t serve tap water. Recommend ordering the $3 refillable English tea if you don’t have any water.

This is from the new Taiwanese bubble tea shop @themomentinsg just outside Telok Ayer MRT Exit B (formerly the poke place, Pololi Singapore). I was contemplating getting the famous bamboo charcoal grey milk tea, but after reading reviews saying it was expensive and bland, I decided to go with my gut and ordered this instead with pearls. It’s a really good combo, I love the delicious, generous amount of chewy red bean and pearls. I had no complaints ☺️

Looks good, will definitely try one day! The fruit scones were huge. The caneles were a little small and burnt looking. The tart looked very presentable!

Best scrambled eggs in the world!

Best scrambled eggs in the world!

Best scrambled eggs in the world!

Where is this: Finally tried this delicious jiggly Japanese milk pudding from Misato at Centrepoint.

What it is: A green tea custard pudding. As expected, it was just right and not too sweet. It was a little smaller than I expected. In #kantarothesweettoothsalaryman, Kantaro describes it as a marriage between Japanese and European desserts/culture 🍵🍮 Try it if you are a fan of matcha latte and don’t mind spending a bit more on desserts.
Things to note: Misato doesn’t serve tap water. A bottle of Evian is $3.80. I’ld recommend bringing your own water ⚠️ Warning: Wobbling this dessert clockwise and anticlockwise is very addictive! 😂

Sunday with my folk(s) at Sunday Folks. Not much has changed about this establishment since its inception.

Water and cutlery is still self-service, menu is more or less the same, food took a while to arrive, there are still queues but now there’s GST and service charge and there’s outdoor seating. The earl grey lavender soft serve still has lots of yummy bergamot flavour. The waffles are still not bad. My ice cream and waffle cravings have been duly satisfied 😋

Was craving Coocaça ♥️ The portions here are still big! Really appreciate how refreshingly cold this pretty treat is on a hot day 😋

Had a nice chill National Day at home 🇸🇬☺️ My friend came over for a painting session and we had pizza on my balcony 🥰 Been wanting to try @altpizza for months and I’m so glad they do delivery because my foot still hasn’t recovered fully. The pizza is thin crust European-style and you can choose the sauce, garnish and toppings. I chose the vine ripened tomato sauce, basil, rocket, broccoli and marinated artichokes. The pizza was pretty nice and perfect for two. While they were super generous with the rocket, I wish there was more artichoke and broccoli on the pizza :) The garlic bread and balsamic sauce was really delicious. Love that the food arrived so fast and was still nice and hot thanks to @grabfoodsg (and my first time ordering on it!) Also thanks to my friend for the treat and spending the day with me ♥️🥰

So so delicious, the hamburg here is even better than those in Japan!