krispy kreme:
here's yet another american fast food invasion in sydney. this time it's doughnut. sydney fell under the glaze of krispy kreme doughtnuts ever since the first store opened in Penrith. Doughnut-lovers would go all the way to Penrith (about an hour from sydney city) just to queue up for these deep-fried yeast-raised doughy circles.
people were waiting for krispy kreme to mushroom and it did. first we had one in the city (that's after the second store in Liverpool), then we had another in mascot and then another in the international airport and then another and another and another...
♥ assorted krispy kreme doughnuts
my flatmate came home today with a white retro flat paperbox with lots of green dots. she brought home a half boxful of assorted krispy kreme doughnuts! a sweet-sticky-caramel aroma filled up the kitchen once the box was opened. the unique fragrance of a dough-meet-sugars really lightens up the heart of a sweet tooth.
i am not so much of a doughnut fan. sure, i would eat doughnut but to queue an hour for them? i dont think so. until today, i have only had a small bite of the original glazed. obviously the one small bite didnt immediately cast a krispy-kreme-craze spell on me. perhaps i am immuned to it.
♥ temptation from the land of fatty sugar dough
there are so many different types of doughnuts for me to choose from. they all look so tempting. arghhhh. as a chocoholic, i am naturally and immediately drawn to the dark-coloured doughnut (bottom right). uh oh. the sweet aroma from the cinnamon sugar on the bottom left one looks tempting too.
decision! decision!
aiks.
right at this critical moment, pinkcocoa's health-conscious came to the rescue: never make a decision without a good analysis. what's a good analysis in this case for a girl watching her waistline? The calorie and nutritional value of each doughnut
♥ half-a-box of krispy kreme doughtnuts
pinkcocoa's caloric analysis:
top row (l-r):
♥ 337kcal glazed devil's food
♥ 337kcal cinammon apple filled
♥ 337kcal glazes sour cream
♥ 303kcal glazed raspberry filled
middle row (l-r):
♥ 289kcal glazed lemon filled
♥ 263kcal chocolate iced with sprinkles
♥ 258kcal powdered strawberry filled
bottom row:
♥ 337kcal glazed blueberry
♥ powdered strawberry filled doughnut
i settled for the powdered strawberry filled doughnut. not hard to see why.
i have already cut open the doughnut in half when i remembered the word of advice from ShinChan: Krispy Kreme doughnuts taste better after warming up in microwave. alright, back to the microwave!
i am not sure if you can see it clearly, the texture of this doughnut resembles that of bread. the inside is fluffy, light and airy. the doughnut was alright. only one problem: the strawberry jam. it tasted like cough syrup to me.
truth be spoken, i still cant see the reason to the krispy kreme craze over the town. i only managed to finish half of the doughnut. i think i prefer a chinese doughnut (you tiao) to this on any other day. sorry, krispy kreme fans....
fyi: krispy kreme
♥ where in sydney
♥ how krispy kreme are born
the sugar coating of the donut seem too much for me. hmm... if u come Japan, must let u try Mr. Donut, not lose our You Tiao wor. Their pink pink strawberry donut is good too. ;)
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I usually get tired of the taste after eating just one Krispy Kream donut. It's a bit too sweet.
ReplyDeleteI think I'd rather have some of your freshly baked cookies, those look great! Were they crunchy in texture or soft?
Hi there, (and welcome back or happy new home)
ReplyDeleteMichelle goes crazy for the KK in any flavour, I still can't entirely figure out why, but regardless she was one happy ex-pat when they hit Aussie shores (she was on the mailing list in the lead up to the Penrith opening - scary huh?)
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hi fish fish
ReplyDeletewhat a coincidence! my cousin was just telling me about mister donut last week. they opened a store in taiwan and created a "mister donut craze", just the KK craze over here in sydney.
here's a link my cousin sent me about mister donut in taiwan.
http://www.dreamreload.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=22227btw your maccha donut looks very yummy ar. :-)
hi Dennis
Totally agree! The doughnut is wayyyyyy too sweet. I felt so bloated the whole day after only 1 doughnut. :p
I am glad you like the cookies. :) They are on the crunchy side. oh hm. the cookies are very very sweet too. i think the sugar amount in the recipe might be wrong. other than that, enjoy!
hi Sean
thanksssss and welcome back from SA!
Michelle must be one devoted KK fans! I can imagine her excitement when she found KK down-under. I would go crazy too if i found my favourite food back home is available here :)
ee~ so Mr. Donut attack the Taiwan market now. Well, believe me, it will be blooming soon in Taiwan. Was so surprise to c many family mart in Taiwan when I went there last time. Hey, thanks for the link. Is tat ur cousin blog or someone else? Well, the one tat the blogger gave 5 hearts was my favorite too. It was this new product tat made the Mr. Donut Qi Shi Hui Sheng. :P Among the series, I love the Pon De Maccha the most. Should ask ur cousin to try it. The angel series was good too, except the strawberry. :P New series in Japan lately, syrup series. Haven't tried.
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ReplyDeleteyeah ah. taiwanese is crazy about anything japanese and korean. last time when beard papa opened up in taiwan, the same thing happened too.
the link isnt my cousin's blog. i have no idea whose. dont think it's her friend's one either. she likes to surf through bbs site to look for exciting new stuff. :)
the pon de ring one looks very cute. looks like you can pinch out the puffy little circle and share with everyone. i like the bento bags and bento box that you can exchange with the vouchers! if we have it here, i sure will go and buy one. dont even care if i eat donuts or not. i just want the gifts!
hi hi AugustusGloop
thanksssssssss :-)
so good to have you back too! been checking your site very often for the past few weeks. hehe.
oh hm. i think i forgot to give you a *welcome back hugsssss*
hi AugustusGloop
ReplyDeletejapan just has too many interesting snacks and food to try! i think it's too hard to have tried all the yummilicious food even when u have been living there for all your life. :p cant wait to see all the rest of your japan trip. *yum*