Birds of Paradise Gelato Boutique (Katong)

Founded by Edwin Lim in October 2015, this brand has gained a loyal following for their Southeast Asian botanical flavours of ice cream.
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Minimalist with botanical decor in gentle pastel shades, their boutiques evoke a creative and playful side that reflects in their whimsical creations.
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The Lychee Raspberry, in a cup, is smooth creamy soft, with the enticing floral fruity sweet hint of rose and lychee, underpinned with the sharp sour sweet fruity notes of raspberry.
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The White Chrysanthemum, in a crisp thyme waffle cone, is smooth creamy soft, enhanced with delicate milky herbal floral earthy sweet flavour from the flower. Bits of cacao nibs lend crunch and a bitter chocolatey bite.
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Birds Of Paradise Gelato Boutique
@ 63 East Coast Road #01-05
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everytime i walk past BOP, i MUST get their white chrysanthemum icecream with cacao nibs!! ($5 without cone, $6 with cone) i love how this flavour is super light and refreshing, with hints of chrysanthemum. with every bite comes crunchy cacao nibs that have a nutty flavour!!

I deliberately picked White Chrysanthemum, a refreshing tea that I expect to be lighter and less creamy. However, I still found it a little too sweet and quite heavy on the milk. It was much like the Pokka Chrysanthemum we are all too familiar with. The floral notes however, were brought out strongly and the cacao nibs provided crunchiness with every bite.

Read more at: kopiwaffles.com/birds-of-paradise-east-coast/

Made from Williams pear infused with cinnamon, cloves, and star anise
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The musky fragrance of Williams pear complemented with the woody accents of cinnamon, cloves and star anise
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Always welcomed on a hot hot afternoon when I’m in the area. The smell of the shop will draw you in - the aroma of their Thyme Cone 🌿

Too many flavours to decide on, I’m always falling back to the usual pistachio and the chocolate hazelnutty Midnight Gianduja 🤤 Smooth, rich and creamy gelato.

I tried Sea-Salt Hojicha + Osmanthus Pear Sobert (diary-free) (double scoop) for this round of time. I think that the thyme cone smell is so similar 👌 sea-salt hojicha was milky and creamy compared to osmanthus pear sobert was refreshing and less milky & creamy. I almost forgot to describe the taste for both of them. But then sea-salt hojicha is that mild roasted tea flavour whereas osmanthus pear sobert was fruit based ice cream flavour.