Room 4 Dessert

small dessert cafe @ the east village in taipei.

i had a lemon juice, not pictured, that was sour + not sweet. just the way i like..

even though it was plated nicely, the chestnut cake with frozen yogurt was a bit dry and flavorless for me, and the yogurt was just mediocre.. pass.

“caramel apple tart”- more like puff pastry with teeny slivers of apple in the middle. this was actually good if you like puff pastry… but don’t expect it to taste like apple pie. also comes with a scoop of frozen yogurt on top..  i would have preferred vanilla bean ice cream.

now this worked. raspberry millefeuile, with frozen yogurt. the raspberry was strong + tart enough to complement the sweet-ish frozen yogurt. the frozen mulberries went well with everything too. not bad!!

overall it was okay, i think the frozen yogurt on everything was a bit much.. but the cafe is clean and a good place to chat and catch up.

xx

boon keng chicken.

for those that are fans of savoy in LA/San Gabriel.. heres a great place for singaporean cuisine + hainan chicken rice in taipei.

the place is a little cubby of a restaurant, taiwan’s more local setup of no frills cuisine. stool seating.

an order of hainan chicken comes with a choice of either light or dark meat, and is served with a bowl of rice- cooked in chicken stock + fat. full of flavor and a little bit of grease. the chicken is served with green onion and preserved sour veggies, and sits in a place of a soy based broth. no ginger here.

soy sauce paste to drizzle and mix with rice. hot pepper sauce ( not very spicy, more sour) to dip the chicken in.

above, an order of the dark meat. below an order of the white meat. i like the dark.

thai iced milk tea. extra ice for me. yum.

love that its about a 10 minute stroll from my office right on zhongxiao. new place for lunch!

xx