BAKE Cheese Tart - A Puff of Cheese Goodness

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Usually I don't queue to try out any food. But since I love Hakodate Cheesecake from Hokkaido, and BAKE cheese tarts happen to have Hakodate cream cheese as one of their ingredients, I decided to take the plunge and check out the famed cheese tarts. I had waited for thirty minutes, which is my limit and is not that bad as compared to those two hours queue or even three.

Talking about the cheese filling first, when I bite into the cheese mousse, I feel like I am savouring a light puff of cloud saturated with the goodness of cheese. It is far lighter than the cream based mousse in mousse cakes. The taste of the blend of Japanese and French cheeses is subtle and milky yet distinct and exotic. The addictive taste plus the uniqueness of the texture and flavour make it worthwhile to try at least once.

The bowl of the buttery pastry shell has soft, crumbly texture that goes perfectly well with the incredibly light mousse. But the rim of the shell is harder, which hardly meshes well with the mousse. Though I find that munching on the rim is akin to eating a sweet butter cookie, not a bad start as a prelude to chomping the cheese tart down in a few bites. So my suggestion is to nibble up the entire rim, then move on to eat the mousse with the rest of the pastry shell.

So is it worth the wait? For thirty minutes, quite. For more than an hour, not really. While I like the taste of the mousse, I find the feelings of eating it to be fleeting and transient. It does not induce that solid, filling type of feelings that I want when tucking into any kinds of food. For a quick thrill, it is a great bite to indulge in.

My Thoughts: Sweet Bliss!

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Ay Chiwawa Óle Guacamóle (Avocado Spread)

A look at the list of ingredients: Organic avocado, jalapeños, cilantro, sea salt, lime, tomatoes, and I know this is good stuff. I am proven right, of course.

This mix of ingredients yield subtly flavourful and exotic-tasting spread. The jalapeños pack a punch in fiery power, with the avocado to balance the overall taste.

Good, healthy alternative to butter, and it goes well with meat or ham.

Country of origin: Mexico

Where to buy this: Cold Storage

Loacker Gardena Fingers

It is hard to go wrong with coconut added into food. So Loacker Gardena coconut fingers hit the right notes. The rich nutty flavour of coconut makes this an enjoyable treat.

Country of origin: Italy

Where to buy this: All major supermarkets

Hansik Korean Family Restaurant - Surprisingly Good Heartland Restaurant

I don't write a lot about Korean restaurants because quite a number I had visited did not inspire me enough to do so. So this says a lot about Hansik, in which I share my thoughts on this place.

I like the side dishes here since they taste refreshing—exactly how appetizers should be like, to refresh one's palates for the mains and complement the grilled items. The kimchi is not too spicy, which is how I like it.

The chargrilled chicken is fresh, succulent with hints of the burnt aroma of grilled meat. The mushrooms that come with the chicken pack lots of moisture under the grilled surface. Dip the chucks of meats or mushrooms into the sea salt sauce, the result is grill goodness.

The seafood pancake is quite a disappointment as compared to the side dishes and chargrilled chicken. Too much flour, too little seafood, I feel like I am eating mouthfuls of slightly flavoured cooked dough. This can be given a miss.

Since this restaurant has ala carte menu instead of going buffet style, the air there is fresher, with none of the smell and grease that hang in the air of lots of Korean restaurants. I actually prefer this kind of dining environment. The service is okay lah. No highlight and no lowlight.

I definitely look forward to go back to check out other dishes on the menu.

My Thoughts: Nice!

Nearest car park: Open air URA car park beside Heartland Mall

Nearest MRT: Kovan

205 Hougang St 21

#02-00 Heartland Mall

Singapore

Contact no: 62882448