Marshmallow Biscuit (100 grams) If anything, Taste Orchard is most likely upping the supermarket game in the Orchard neighbourhood — run by the folks behind HAO mart, the location has been a pretty ambitious venture that integrates dining and shopping into one; apart from being a spacious supermarket that also incorporates mini restaurant spaces for various F&B brands to operate out from. Since the opening of Taste Orchard, the space had already seen the opening of an outlet of BHC Chicken, an outlet of Killiney Kopitiam, an outlet of Wine Mansion and an outlet of Yole operating within the supermarket — recent additions include that of an outlet of O.BBa Jjajang Express and an outlet of Chirashi King Kong; the former sharing a space with Onikimbap. Tucked in a corner near the location of Chirashi King Kong within Taste Orchard is a rather interesting kiosk that is operated by YUGO Marshmallow Biscuits 小玉雪Q酥; its specialty and only item on the menu being marshmallow biscuits (better known as Chewy Snowflakes in Taiwan) thga are se in various flavours. Flavours are all classed into two categories; Normal and Special flavours, and that the marshmallow biscuits are retailed in 75 grams or 100 grams boxes.
Since the Marshmallow Biscuits are all sold in boxes by weight, YUGO Marshmallow Biscuits allows patrons to have the flexibility of opting for multiple flavours in the same flavour category (i.e. Normal or Special Flavour) to form part of their order. We opted for the 100 grams box, and went with all of the flavours that are being listed in the Special Flavours category — the flavours available under the category includes the Orange Matcha, Coconut Latte, Milo Chocolate, Original with Cranberry and Oreo Milk Flurry. The texture of the various flavours of marshmallow biscuits were actually largely similar; these can be said as tidbits that feature some form cookies being mixed into a nougat — the biscuits give the otherwise chewy “marshmallow” a firm bite and given how the nougat and cookies have been layered, it does also have a loose resemblance to a Mille-feuille. Between the various flavours that we had opted for, the more memorable ones were likely the Original with Cranberry and the Orange Matcha — perhaps being due to the fact that both flavours are less sweet when compared to the rest and felt a little more inventive as well. For instance, the Orange Matcha Marshmallow Biscuits does come with a slight zing that comes before the ending note of Matcha — really refreshing and interestingly considering how the bitter undertones aren’t the first thing that hit our taste buds; instead being part of a rather well-rounded transition that works. The Original with Cranberry Marshmallow Biscuits on the other hand comes with a slight tartness after the sweetness of the nougat; yet again providing a good contrast of flavours to the tastebuds. Given the rarity of Marshmallow Biscuits in Singapore, YUGO Marshmallow Biscuits definitely has something special to offer — that being said, it remains to be seen if such items would be well-received by the locals here. That being said, they do work out as a decent dessert option to try if one were to be dining at Taste Orchard’s various F&B establishments.
