1) The unappetizing white gooey balls plopped unceremoniously into the swampy black goo.
2) "Snow Fungus" What, pray tell, is snow fungus? Mold that grows on snow? And why would you want to eat it?!
3) "Black Glutinous Cream" Here in Singapore, the word glutinous is frequently used in apparent efforts to make things sound appetizing. I don't know about you, but it has the opposite effect for me. Take anything that would otherwise sound tasty, slap the adjective glutinous in front of it, and it instantly sounds unappealing. Chickpea curry? Mmmmm. Glutinous chickpea curry? Not so much. Chocolate cake? YES PLEASE! Glutinous chocolate cake? No thanks. I just ate.
4) As if black glutinous cream wasn't enough to handle all on its own, it's served up with yam. Black glutinous cream and yams makes me think of something that might come out of the kitchen sink drain after a clog.
5) The fact that the heading "Sweet Treasures" is used to describe all of these oddities. I can think of many things to call them, but Sweet Treasures does not factor in.
If you are inclined to savor any of these sweet treasures, make your way to Singapore, to the basement of The Central in Clarke Quay, and bask in all the glutinous glory you can handle.
I have always wanted to try black glutinous cream! Just kidding! It sound disgusting! But it is really fun to say!:) Did you try any of the thing on this menu? I think you should try all of them and then write reviews on them! Ha Ha, you would have to pay $100 to do that!
ReplyDeletePartly because we'd just had a delicious (if somewhat tame) meal, and partly because I wasn't feeling particularly brave, I did not try anything. But my friend got a lychee drink from there that was actually quite tasty!
ReplyDeleteI looked up snow fungus, and it is actually a kind of fungus. I was thinking it was just the name of it! I don't think I would be too happy to have some fungus for desert! It would take me a while to get used to living in Singapore! :)
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