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One of my favorite bakeries in town. Very excited to visit upon my return home.Why I love Don Q:They go to a deeper level when it comes to ingredients, i.e.. Not using flavoring, but the actual ingredients as the product is named. Eg. Using pumpkin puree and pumpkin seeds in pumpkin bread, adding extra custard in the cinnamon roll, being generous with the raisins in the raisin bread, using lots of spinach and cheese dice in the spinach and cheese bread…So anyway, here are some products I tried i
One of my favorite bakeries in town. Very excited to visit upon my return home.Why I love Don Q:
They go to a deeper level when it comes to ingredients, i.e.. Not using flavoring, but the actual ingredients as the product is named. Eg. Using pumpkin puree and pumpkin seeds in pumpkin bread, adding extra custard in the cinnamon roll, being generous with the raisins in the raisin bread, using lots of spinach and cheese dice in the spinach and cheese bread…
So anyway, here are some products I tried in May 2011:
Original cake
Moist and pleasantly spongy texture, with a sweet vanilla flavor. My favorite sweet item from Don Q. I used to like the coffee flavored cake more, but it is usually drier, and I opted for this one because the coffee cake has noticeably shrunk in size – it’s now more of a cupcake than cake!! X(My absolute favorite premade sandwich in the world:
Don Q’s Crab and Egg Salad Sandwich
They are so ooey-gooey, with Kewpie mayo, bursting with sloppy eggy and sweet-and-savory crabstick goodness!!
Maybe I’m biased because I grew up eating them, but they are so sinfully rich and good. And it’s cheap relative to the bakery items at Don Q.
Cinnamon roll
Rich buttery bread base, with cinnamon glaze gluing the bun together in the middle. What’s special about the cinnamon rolls at Don Q is their custard topping, which actually goes great with the bread. I like the cinnamon rolls here because it’s not sickly sweet like the ones from Cinnabon. Recommended!
Custard bread
Cute disc shaped dense butter bread, topped with a dollop of custard and dusted with shredded coconut, which adds a nice hint of coconut smell to it. Good size for an afternoon pick-me-up.
Bean jam roll
A more airy and soft bread base (as opposed to buttery and dense like the cinnamon or custard bread), with lots of sweetened adzuki bean swirled in, and topped with a butter/sugar mixture which, when baked, becomes a streusel topping. A sweet treat with an Asian twist!
Butter raisin bread
Soft, airy bread with a hint of milk flavor, topped with egg wash. Lots of plump, sweet dark raisins in the bread. Great with a cup of coffee (or tea).
Chestnut bun
With chestnut puree filling. The filling has a deep chestnut taste to it – seems very authentic as it has a solid texture, like smashed sweetened chestnuts.
Pumpkin bun
With pumpkin puree and topped with pumpkin seeds.
Pumpkin scone
A dense, crumbly biscuit with pumpkin seeds and bits of pumpkin, and not too sweet.
Spinach and cheese French bread $12
One of their signature items. I’ve had this many times before and it’s still that good. I like it because it has lots of cheese and chopped spinach, albeit a bit on the dry side. I usually like it with some cottage cheese, but it’s still good on its own.
Onion ham and cheese bun $12
While I’m not a big fan of savory bread, I wanted to try it because it looked so attractively plump and luxuriant! The bread was soft and pleasantly buttery, with a mixture of sautéed onions, ham and melted cheese swirled into it. Try heating it up so it’s just warm and even more soft before consumption.
Milk bread $10
A disappointment; nothing to write home about. Not even that “milky” in flavor, taste or smell. No wonder it was one of the last things left in the shop at 9.20PM!
English sliced bread $12?
A good bread for making sandwiches with, because the texture is soft enough that it’s enjoyable to eat, yet it won’t tear easily if you like a big hearty sandwich.
Overall. Don Q is a wonderful bakery in terms of location, food quality, hygiene and service.
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