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Saturday, July 14, 2012

Hidden Canton Sweet Treats

Some people love to have dessert after dinner. I am among one of them. Instead of having ice cream or heavy cheesecake, Canton style dessert is one of my lighter choice.100% Healthy Dessert in Millbrae has a wide selection of desserts.  Today, I am going to recommend three of them to all of you. 


1) Tofu Flower (豆腐花) is one of the famous Chinese dessert in Canton province. This is one of the best I have ever tried in California. It is steamed silken tofu pudding served with ginger sugar syrup. The little wood bucket appears to make it more authentic because traditionally tofu flower is served in big wooden buckets!  In Asia, most places serve it with yellow brown powdered sugar tastes even better than sugar syrup! There are some variations in Taiwan and China as they love to add different toppings on it to make a larger selection for customers!

2)  A liquid dessert with sago, citrus, mago chunks and mango juice is called Yeung Chi Gum Lo (楊枝甘露) in Cantonese. It is a Hong Kong style dessert and has been popular for more than twenty years. You may find this dessert no matter small or franchise dessert stores in Hong Kong. It is a pity that there are no Philippines mango sold in the United States. You will never go wrong with a cold mango dessert during summer in the bay. One downside is that, most dessert stores in the States uses Mexican mangos. Mangos from Philippines are sweeter and taste a lot better than Mexican ones. 
3) Steam milk and sesame pudding. This combination is refreshing yet not too sweet. The soft texture of milk mix together with sesame is unexpectedly good!















These are just three desserts from their menu. Try their egg puffs and other desserts as well. They also serve noodles or rice for those who want to have a proper meal before getting some dessert. If Millbrae is too far for you, there is another location in the Sunset area, but the Millbrae store is less crowded. Who said desserts cannot be healthy? 100% Healthy Dessert might change your mind!

100% Healthy Dessert
Address: 328 Broadway, Millbrae, CA 94031

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