Snacks at Hong Kong Bakery

Oh. My. God.

Y’all. This is another Chinese related food post. I have GOT to get some variety up in here! So even though it’s all tasty, still. Bo-ring.

If I don’t slack too much I will put up the muffins I made very soon. That should at least inject a little variety, since there are way more Chinese posts to come.

I went to the Hong Kong Bakery again.

And guess what?

I don’t hate bubble tea any more! I freakin love the stuff! I mean, the last time I’d tried it I was in my picky, chubby teenager period, so I figured I’d try a coconut pearl drink at the Hong Kong Bakery. Dudes, I am SO glad I am basically a garbage compost - shove it in front of me and I'll give it a whirl.

And some cake.

These hit the spot on the blusteringly humid days we’ve been having lately. The coconut pearl tapioca drink was $2.95… or maybe more. I can’t really remember. Their website says $2.50, but I don’t remember it being that low. Maybe it was. But I thought it was closer to $3. Either way, it’s a pretty good buy.

Oh, but completely unhealthy. There was canned cream of coconut, half-and-half, and other fatty things lobbed into the blender. But the ice was also thrown in and blended really finely, so it made everything taste a lot lighter than it was.

Note to self – If I ever have to go to a nutritionist; never, ever tell him or her about this blog.

Still – this was so light and refreshing. It was wonderful to sip (and hard to resist in the car) on such a hot day. And the tapioca pearls were so fun to chew!

The taro and coconut cake ($1.95, I think) that tasted vaguely like cheesecake. Taro is kind of like a starchy potato, or sweet potato. Or yam. Or maybe I'm completely off my rocker and I've gotten it confused with another food. It goes pretty well with sweets, I think. I prefer sweet taro dishes to savory dishes, just like sweet potatoes or yams. There was also a coconut gel/ jell-o like topping. It was okay, but I really enjoyed the purple taro filling.