It's confession time! *yikes*
Alright. Alright. Who's there to cheat? I mean here's a girl who cannot live without chocolate for a day and on the table just a few metres away lies this to-die-for evil looking double chocolate doughnut. It was definitely trying to seduce me, that evil little chocolate dough circle.
so i had another Krispy Kreme doughnut after the one i had in the afternoon. this time the glazed devil food. even though my chocoholic crave was acting strongly last night, i was actually quite reluctant to have another KK doughnut. I still havent managed to shake off the greasy after-taste of the half that i ate in the afternoon.
♥ the evil thingie
as a matter of fact, my flatmate actually saved up the chocolate doughnut for me (awww. how sweet!). it's a perfect excuse for me to snarl down that 3-highs (calorie - fat - sugar) doughnut. *cheeky grin*
my gluttony last night sent me to punishment today. I am feeling extremely bloated ever since i chowed down half of the chocolate thing. I couldnt shake off the greasy after-taste in my mouth for the whole night. The uncomfort associated with the greasy-feeling almost got to a point where i began to feel nausea. I wonder why is that? Did anyone out there have problem with the after-taste of doughnuts?
♥ Shaved Ice Delights: frozen orange juice with condensed milk
to counteract that greasy feeling, i made this as a light refreshment in the afternoon: shaved ice made from frozen orange juice. lucky i froze one large chunk of orange juice in the freezer last night. all i had to do was take it out from the freezer, chuck it into my ice-shaver. let my arm do a few turns. shave. shave. shave. drizzle over sweeten condensed milk. voila! instant frozen refreshment. perfect for a hot day. :-)
i am a shaved ice fanatic. i eat it even during the cold winter months! it's low fat and low calories. not a great threat to the waistline but you do need to watch the type of toppings you put onto your shaved ice. some toppings are extremely fattening. watch that amount of condensed milk you drizzle too! i actually found the orange juice shaved ice nicer without condensed milk. personal preferences basically.
there is just so many type of shaved ice versions you can come up with. the wonder of shaved ice! i sure am gonna have fun playing around with the shaved ice this summer!
First time I had shaved ice dessert was when I went to Malaysia. Wow, there were so many choices, and it was all delicious!
ReplyDeletehi hi AugustusGloop
ReplyDeleteoh yessss. i love ice-kacang too. the one we had in brunei is a little different from singapore. we dont drizzle palm sugar over. we only drizzle the rose syrup and evaporated milk. it's yummmm! even without the kacang. :)
my ice-shaver is a small and shave-by-hand type. i had an electrical one when i was a kid. didnt really like it and found the ice was a tad too rock-solid (different from yours! :p). i got my ice-shaver from the thai groceries store (BKK) in eastlakes. but this was about 7 years ago. cost me about $20 back then. i think you will be able to find it in chinatown and it should be cheaper now too. a friend bought one for about $15. i will post up a pic of my ice-shaver sometimes soon. :)
oh yeah that annoying need-to-freeze-in-special-container problem. my ice shaver comes with 3 of these containers. i usually just keep at least 1 container in the freezer. but do find it annoying when there is not enough ice for everyone!
hi Dennis
isnt shaved ice just so wonderful? you can create so many combinations with the many different toppings, syrup etc. i think shaved ice also makes a wonderful vegan dessert! ;-)
Good idea! I'll need to do an ice-kacang post one of these days. That's after I buy a better ice shaver. The one that we got doesn't do it too well.
ReplyDeleteI remember ordering an ice-kacang in Singapore that had a giant mound of stuff on it, including durian. Yummm...
Hi pinkcocoa,
ReplyDeleteWow, what a lovely site you have! I love shaved ice very much. This reminded me; I used to know a small restaurant in Japan where they served a special shaved ice named “mixed flower ice.” What they did was they made beautiful stripes on the ice by pouring all kinds of syrup they had (strawberry, melon, lemon, green tea and condensed milk), a little here and a little there, on one big bowl of ice. It looked really special so many people felt they HAD TO try it once, and once was just enough. : )
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ReplyDeletehi Dennis
ReplyDeletei had this huge mountain-like ice kacang when i was in singapore too. my friend and i were a little shocked by the size of it. we didnt have it with durian though. dont wanna catch bad breath. hehehe :p
come to think of it, i think vegan dessert isnt that hard to create in asian cultures. most of the sweet yummies in asia are vegan!
we will wait until you get a good ice shaver. :)
hi min
thanks for dropping by. hope you enjoy my post. :")
hi obachan
thanks! and thanks for visiting ^-^
wow. now i am dying to try the 'mixed flower ice'! it must be a plate of very pretty shaved ice. where about is the restaurant in japan? i would have to go there and try when i visit japan!
Actualy, I think almost all dessert are vegetarian. I can't think of any dessert that has meat in it, hehe.
ReplyDeleteHowever, not all dessert are vegan. Difference between vegan and vegetarian is that vegetarian can have eggs and milk, but vegan doesn't.
Hi again,
ReplyDeleteWell, the small restaurant was in Kansai area. But I it was more than 20 years ago when I went there, and the place was run by pretty old couple, so maybe closed by now. By “once was enough” I means that you’d never want to try again. When you’re half way through, the different kinds of syrup get mixed in melted ice, and the color is…… you know.
Krispy Kreme!!! I was crazy about them when I was working in Sydney. I can eat 3 original glazed in one sitting. Its a good thing they had not open the Wynyard store when I was staying near there, I would have gained a lot of weight eating krispy kreme everyday.
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hi Dennis
ReplyDeleteohhh. I never know the difference between vegan and vegetarian. I thought they bore the same meaning. I have been interchanging the two terms all the while. Oops. Thanks for telling me :)
yeah. you are right. probably all desserts are vegetarian maybe except for jellies or jell-o that has gelatine in it. A vegetarian friend told me to look out for gelatine in sweets and yogurts. She said gelatine is extracted from animals.
hi obachan
awwwwww. that's too bad. >.< but nevermind. Japan has too many other food to chow on. hehe
I think i get what you mean now. There's this stall that sells shaved ice in Chinatown here and they drizzle probably about 6 types of coloured syrup. It looks kinda pretty at first but the taste is a little weird and the color of the shaved ice when you are half way through....not pretty! :p
hi ST
welcome to the site!
oh my gosh! 3 original glazed at a time? now let me go check the calories and fats contents! *shiver* luckily you are far far away from the temptation now so no need to worry so much about weight gain from over-indulging! :p
when did you work in sydney and how long?