Jenis brown butter and almond ice cream: Smooth and creamy ice cream that's extremely rich with a nutty caramel flavor. Clearly used high quality ingredients as its base. 4.0/5.0
icecream dessert brownbutter almond recommended jenis brown butter ice cream 4.0Christina's Chai Ice Cream: Still my favorite place to get ice cream in Cambridge, Christina's seasonal chai-flavored ice cream is the perfect blend of spice, cream, and sweetness. It has a deep milky flavor, and the spiced cardamon and cinnamon blend builds over time. Perfect for the hot summer days we've been experiencing in Boston. Happy National Ice Cream Day! 4.0/5.0
recommended frozen icecream dessert christinas chai ice cream 4.0Sevan Walnut Baklava: To accompany my previously reviewed soda, I purchased a walnut-flavored pastry from Sevan Bakery in Watertown. I usually find baklava to be overly sweet, and this one did have a very distinct honey flavor, but the pastry was exceptionally crisp and flaky, and the chopped walnuts balanced the sweetness of the dessert. One of the best baklava I've had to date. 4.0/5.0
recommended dessert sweets nuts sevan watertown walnut baklava 4.0Mango Mango mango pudding: Milky, creamy flavor and texture, prominent mango flavor with real chunks of mango throughout. Tastes fresh. Good level of sweetness. Cute glass container. 4.0/5.0
mangomango pudding sweets dessert mango recommended 4.0Salt and Lemon Baumkuchen: Ever had a salted lemon flavored cake? I hadn't up to this point in my life, and I wish I had. This import from Japan is very well balanced, with a concentrated acidic flavor. Like most Japanese pastries, it's lightly sweetened. Texture is a bit dense but not dry. Honestly better than many fresh cakes I've had. 4.0/5.0
recommended hmart japanese baumkuchen lemon saltedlemon cake dessert sweets 4.0 saltSteamed red-bean peach-shaped buns: A sign of longevity, these peach-shaped buns are typically gifted to the elderly in Chinese culture. I found this particular brand of pre-made, frozen buns in a Chinatown grocery store in Boston. Though a serving size is a single bun, I eat two for breakfast to feel satiated. The buns are surprisingly good steamed in a rice cooker; the amount of steamed white bread feels substantial, and the red bean filling is sweet, but not overpoweringly so. The air-brushed peach accents are impressive, e... (read more) 4.0/5.0
redbean chinese peach pastry bread recommended dessert 4.0 steamed red-bean peach-shaped buns