Delicious Drinks I've Tried Lately
Jul. 23rd, 2022 04:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jemerylI've been very strict with my sugar intake this year, but eased up to try out some new drinks. For many years I've stuck to mainly coffee//water so I'm enjoying diving into this sea of exciting new (for me) beverages.
1. Cocolicious coconut shake - contains pandan coconut milk, coconut ice cream, lots of coconut flesh, with added konjac jelly. The whole situation is delicious, it's not so sugary that you can't taste the coconut anymore, and getting to chow down on chewy coconut flesh and konjac jelly gives it a moreish texture. It gets pretty rich towards the end, so it took a long time for me to finish it, but that's a bonus because it becomes almost like a snack you keep going back to. The last jelly and coconut flesh in the cup mixed with the dregs of coconut milk is a highlight.
2. Standard mamak shop lychee juice. Delicious, light and refreshing given that it's been so ridiculously hot and humid lately. And the lychees in the bottom, already prepared so you don't have to do any labor to get at them? So during your delicious refreshing drink you can also enjoy a little pulpy, sweet lychee snack? Top tier, would have again.
3. Teh tarik kurang manis from the mamak shop near the physiotherapist. I've been staying away from teh tarik and kopi tarik for a few years because sometimes it's like drinking tea or coffee flavored condensed milk straight from the can, even if you asked for it less sweet. This really hit the spot though. It was the platonic ideal of creamy, light teh tarik, and exactly strong enough. Would definitely have again.
[Aside: the roti canai was surprisingly good too, super light and fluffy, freshly made despite the fact that at that time of day you'll usually get the reheated ones from that morning. The dhal was a bit weak but for RM2.80 I can hardly complain.]
4. Gong Cha house special milk tea/coffee with pearl and coffee jelly. My new obsession. How have I lived without this drink in my life for so long? It's only by serious willpower and the fact that gong cha is not quite as pervasive as say, starbucks, that I'm not chugging this every day.
5. Tiger Sugar black tea latte with milk cream and boba. The first 20% was delicious, and then I started feeling a little sick because it was WAY too sweet. Much creamier and sweeter than the other bubble teas I've had, despite being at half sweetness. I enjoyed the brown sugar taste of the boba, but overall would give it a miss next time.
1. Cocolicious coconut shake - contains pandan coconut milk, coconut ice cream, lots of coconut flesh, with added konjac jelly. The whole situation is delicious, it's not so sugary that you can't taste the coconut anymore, and getting to chow down on chewy coconut flesh and konjac jelly gives it a moreish texture. It gets pretty rich towards the end, so it took a long time for me to finish it, but that's a bonus because it becomes almost like a snack you keep going back to. The last jelly and coconut flesh in the cup mixed with the dregs of coconut milk is a highlight.
2. Standard mamak shop lychee juice. Delicious, light and refreshing given that it's been so ridiculously hot and humid lately. And the lychees in the bottom, already prepared so you don't have to do any labor to get at them? So during your delicious refreshing drink you can also enjoy a little pulpy, sweet lychee snack? Top tier, would have again.
3. Teh tarik kurang manis from the mamak shop near the physiotherapist. I've been staying away from teh tarik and kopi tarik for a few years because sometimes it's like drinking tea or coffee flavored condensed milk straight from the can, even if you asked for it less sweet. This really hit the spot though. It was the platonic ideal of creamy, light teh tarik, and exactly strong enough. Would definitely have again.
[Aside: the roti canai was surprisingly good too, super light and fluffy, freshly made despite the fact that at that time of day you'll usually get the reheated ones from that morning. The dhal was a bit weak but for RM2.80 I can hardly complain.]
4. Gong Cha house special milk tea/coffee with pearl and coffee jelly. My new obsession. How have I lived without this drink in my life for so long? It's only by serious willpower and the fact that gong cha is not quite as pervasive as say, starbucks, that I'm not chugging this every day.
5. Tiger Sugar black tea latte with milk cream and boba. The first 20% was delicious, and then I started feeling a little sick because it was WAY too sweet. Much creamier and sweeter than the other bubble teas I've had, despite being at half sweetness. I enjoyed the brown sugar taste of the boba, but overall would give it a miss next time.