meet fresh!

Meet Fresh!

- a taste of traditional Taiwanese dessert.

So today was fathers day, and what better way to spoil your dad then to take him out for desserts? :)

So after the nice dinner in Hurstville, i took my dad to meet fresh - a cute little Taiwanese dessert shop at 236 Forest Rd, opposite the Commonwealth Bank.

My familty isn't a big fan of hot desserts so we decided to order cold ones, yes, even in this cold weather :)

Herbal Jelly (Cold: Herbal Ice+Taro Balls+Cream)

Firstly, do not get put off by the word HERBAL and think that it'll taste like medicine or something weird, because it turns out to be quite refreshing and sweet and does not have a herbal taste to it at all!

Settled at the bottom of the bowl is the herbal ice which acts as a sweet base to the toppings - chewy taro and tapioca balls. After adding the cream to it, the sweetness of the herbal ice is reduced to give a more rich taste that balances out the sweet chewy balls. Overall, the dessert is not extremely sweet, but has a natural sweetness that will have you craving for more. I would give this dessert a 8/10 - a great dessert for a laid back day where you don't want a sugar rush after pigging out :)

This also may be one of the desserts that can be classified as being slightly-healthy for you, so don't pass this opportunity to eat dessert as a healthy snack!

Supreme Mango crushed ice

Well, isn't this a beauty, not only to look at, but to indulge in!

This dessert has the best of the best ingediiants - Fresh mango pieces and infused with cream on top of crushed ice and a GIANT dollop of vanilla ice-cream on top. What more can you ask for? maybe more ice-cream? There is never too much ice-cream. haha. So for this dessert, the plain crushed ice gives the dessert the cold and crisp base in which blends with the sweet mango and creamy ice-cream to even out the texture and sweetness of the overall dessert. This dessert is quite rich in cream and doesn't have that natural revitalizing effect that the herbal jelly dish had, but nevertheless the fresh mangos and chewy tapioca balls makes the dessert fun and vibrant, giving a energising effect to those who eat it.

I would give this dessert a 8.5/10 - this is because ice-cream on any dessert will win me over :)

The desserts come in quite a large bowl and can often be shared by 2 people... if you are not hungry. The cost of these desserts range from $5-$7 which is considerably cheap for such quantity given - therefore i reckon is a good deal! 

Meet Fresh offers both hot and warm desserts as well as beverages and i will definitely be heading back there to try more of its sweet traditional desserts - possibly the tofu pudding dishes or Taro red bean crushed ice during the upcoming hot summer.

OH, and my dad loved the desserts as it was simple and not overly sweet. Because of this wonderful meal, i have come to the conclusion - i have secured my spot as his favourite child!... until next fathers day at least! hahahas.

Until next time, take care! ♥