Cuisine: Taiwanese/dessert
Price: Under $10 a dish
Location: 6-8 Lorne Street, Auckland CBD, Auckland
Website: http://meetfresh.net/
Doughy starch. Sweet starch. Bean starch. Sweet, thick milk.
Jelly!
Such describes the predominant ingredients of the concoctions
at Meet Fresh. Serving Taiwanese desserts, the café features various hot/cold
dishes and drinks, which almost all feature some kind of heavy starch. The execution
of the dishes isn’t impressive, with most of the ingredients coming from a
bucket, but the sugary variety of textures can be enjoyable. The herbal jelly
(No.4) and red bean porridge, either hot or cold, are some of the better items. The hot version served in warmed milk, the cold with ice. Red bean is a favourite of
mine, so the porridge is a no brainer, though it pales in comparison to the similar
Malaysian dish: pulut hitam.
The café is frequently busy, so take away may be your only
choice.
Starchy and sweet,
Meet Fresh is a one of a kind dessert café. Your enjoyment will hinge on
appreciation of its limited choice.
6/10
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