Taste Of Japan

Strawberry chocolate with soft serve ice cream, matcha&azuki with matcha ice cream

I could not resist the cuteness overload of this adorable "taiyaki" (Japanese fish-shaped pastry) with vanilla soft-serve ice-cream spouting from its open mouth. Only with some difficulty did I finally pick the Strawberry Chocolate out of the eleven variants available.
Chose to have custard cream for my filling (they have azuki red bean, matcha and chocolate as well), and it turned out to be very fragrant and thick - nice! My Tai-Parfait was prettily decorated with a strawberry, chocolate sauce drizzle, tiny silver sugar balls and a dusting of icing sugar.
The "taiyaki" pastry was the most pleasant of surprises - it's a cross between a waffle and "mochi", being chewy yet having a light crunch.
Located in the basement of Bugis Junction, this is a must-try if you enjoy Japanese desserts. The service here is excellent too, which isn't surprising as the whole team is Japanese.

Red berries and dark chocolate ice cream