i usually eat wholegrain/whole wheat bread due to the higher amount of fiber but i had diarrhoea on saturday and i read that it’s better to eat bread made with refined flour while recovering from diarrhoea so i took the chance to eat these today 😏
on my plate:
1) matcha mochi
2) citrus
3) chocolate cheese
while the mochi provided in the matcha mochi bread were generous, i found that there was 0 matcha taste in the bread which was disappointing as i love matcha mochi things 🤧 the citrus one tasted strongly of orange peel which i enjoyed!! (i really love all things citrus, floral & chocolate lol) as for the chocolate cheese, i already knew what to expect as it’s a favourite among my family. it was good as usual, with a huge block of cream cheese and subtle chocolate cream in every mouthful. 🤤 of the the 3 flavours, here are my rankings:
1 - chocolate cheese
2 - citrus
3 - matcha mochi
in general, i’m a huge fan of duke bakery’s bread as the bread are always soft, chewy & flavourful! the flavour combinations are very refreshing and the breads are made of wholesome ingredients ♡ they usually come in whole loaves but you can get the staff to cut it for you (though... i would rather do it myself tbh since they didn’t cut it properly and i had to cut it a second time anyway 😒) also i read that you take 15-20 minutes to register your level of fullness... it’s been 20 minutes as i’m typing this and i’m still hungry so i guess i’m gonna get more food lol bye

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“the leaf can eat?” i got this question twice consecutively by my mom & sis lol and the answer is yes that leaf CAN be eaten! *
so what did this pretty thing tasted like? i liked it actually (didn’t expect myself to 😂). the pink part had a glutinous rice texture (was expecting it to taste like mochi + rice but it’s ok i like glutinous rice too) and when eaten together with the green leaf, the sakura mochi had a mildly floral scent that i liked! so basically the leaf was actually yummy. (wait. why is it called mochi if there’s no mochi...) *
there was also red beans packed into the mochi, and the amount in it was quite generous, there was red bean in every mouthful of mochi. the red bean wasn’t too sweet so when eaten as a whole, the experience was really pleasant 😚 *
now i can’t wait to try the authentic version when i fly to japan in december 😌 SO EXCITED AHHH

it was my first trip to Anchorpoint and it was a cool mall tbh, there were so many nice shops like Ma Maison, TCC, Duke Bakery & All the Batter!! there was a real cool japanese mart too 👍🏻 but anyways,,
for lunch we shared a crayfish & scallop baked rice, croquettes & a chocolate lava cake! the baked rice used risotto rice and it was a refreshing concept! i thought the crayfish were mini prawns lmao #onebraincell the seafood were juicy but honestly this baked rice wasn’t my fav. /
the croquettes were good tho, it had whole corns in them and were served with a tangy dipping sauce! mayhaps it’s because i love croquettes and anything citrusy lol but i loved this one! it wasn’t too oily too. /
as for the lava cake, it was super rich & chocolaty, momsie & i were like “MMMMMMM” during the first few bites but i lowkey got a little sick of it towards the end... the batter tasted a little too doughy after a few bites. i wish the ice cream wasn’t vanilla flavoured, i dislike most vanilla ice creams bc they taste artificial and weird (i’ve had good vanilla ice cream tho but those are super rare) and TCC’s tasted a little artificial too ☹️ i ate some anyway bc it feels good to pair cold with hot when having desserts lol /
i also ordered a caffeine-free melon & mangosteen tea and it came with a cookie!!!! (which was good btw it was so buttery 😍) the tea itself was fruity & floral with a unique scent (since i’ve never had mangosteen tea before) some other things in the teabag: marigold, rosehip, apple... & a few other things but again i have one brain cell so that was all i can remember. my mom got a peanut hazelnut chocolate latte which was sweet, comforting and full of texture but she said it made her feel sick halfway through the cup 🤷🏻‍♀️ probably from the huge amounts of sugar in it but well it tasted yum. /
it felt nice going back to TCC after a long while as my mom & i used to frequent there after my hospital appointments a few years ago (at another outlet) and i felt like i relieved some nice memories hehe.