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Cold Noodle
2012-07-09 50 views
The inconspicuous cafe at Toa Payoh Central is located at the back alley where KOI is located, opposite the HDB hub. Wheat Baumkuchen is known for their daily baked Baumkuchen. What is Baumkuchen? It is a layered cake made up of 15-20 layers of batter which when sliced reveals the tree rings effect. The Baumkuchen also comes in a variety of toppings and flavours. In this post, I am not going to talk about their Baumkuchen. You can read more about their products on their website at http://www.whe
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The inconspicuous cafe at Toa Payoh Central is located at the back alley where KOI is located, opposite the HDB hub. Wheat Baumkuchen is known for their daily baked Baumkuchen. What is Baumkuchen? It is a layered cake made up of 15-20 layers of batter which when sliced reveals the tree rings effect. The Baumkuchen also comes in a variety of toppings and flavours.

In this post, I am not going to talk about their Baumkuchen. You can read more about their products on their website at http://www.wheatbaumkuchen.com/products_baumkuchen_01.htm

Today I am going to introduce you to their new menu, COOL NOODLE. This is probably the first in Singapore. A new concept of eating noodles in a healthy and cool refreshing way.There are 5 types of Cool Noodle available on the menu at $4.80 per plate and they are named as Dolphin, Polar Bear, Penguin, Seal and Reindeer.
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 The Seal Cool Noodle comes with white noodles in roasted sesame sauce with sauteed pork, tofu, carrot and cucumber. Initially I was quite sceptical how by simply putting some salad and cold noodle together can make a tasty noodle dish. After tasting it, I have to applaud the concept and the roasted sesame sauce really brought the dish together.

The Penguin Cool Noodle was the other I tried which comes with green soba noodles in roasted sesame sauce with shredded chicken, fried eggs, carrot and cucumber. It tasted as good as the "Seal".

I think the Cool Noodle concept will be received very well by the public especially the ladies. It is something new, refreshing and healthy. Most importantly, cheap and nice
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Light indulgence
2012-03-13 23 views
Not only have I heard raving reviews about this place; they have also been featured on 8 days hence this place deserves a shot. When I saw a deal online closer to valentines, I thought it was the perfect opportunity to find out on what I've been missing out on!The deal was for a valentine's day cake (which were shaped as two hearts and coated with chocolate). It truly looked amazing. Not only did it look amazing, it tasted mind blowing as well.I did not expect much when I first entered the pastr
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Not only have I heard raving reviews about this place; they have also been featured on 8 days hence this place deserves a shot. When I saw a deal online closer to valentines, I thought it was the perfect opportunity to find out on what I've been missing out on!

The deal was for a valentine's day cake (which were shaped as two hearts and coated with chocolate). It truly looked amazing. Not only did it look amazing, it tasted mind blowing as well.

I did not expect much when I first entered the pastry bar. It was located under a hdb flat and looked ordinary. They also provided outdoor seating for people who were dining in. They offered main courses as well as desserts (mainly cakes).

The cake was covered was granche chocolate and was of two hearts joint together. The chocolate had a pretty thick coating and tasted rich. The cake tasted somewhat like it has been layered (texture was like kueh lapis). It was not too sweet and tasted pretty light. Perfect for those tea parties.
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 The cakes also make perfect gifts as they come in such a lovely box! I was back after a few days to order another cake; this time for my boyfriend who has been consistently bugging me for the address ever since
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2012-03-29
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Healthy, refreshing and value for money!
2011-11-08 4 views
I heard good things about the restaurant, but haven't had the chance to try it until today. I chose the Penguin cold noodles that had shredded chicken and egg on green soba noodles with roasted sesame sauce. <div><br></div><div>Being really greedy, I added on a water chestnut drink and a chocolate baumkuchen bringing the total from $4.80 to $8. The serving portion was unexpectedly huge and value for money. The flavours blend well. I think the best compliment
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I heard good things about the restaurant, but haven't had the chance to try it until today. I chose the Penguin cold noodles that had shredded chicken and egg on green soba noodles with roasted sesame sauce. <div><br></div><div>Being really greedy, I added on a water chestnut drink and a chocolate baumkuchen bringing the total from $4.80 to $8. The serving portion was unexpectedly huge and value for money. The flavours blend well. I think the best compliment to a chef is an empty plate.
The woman beside me also emptied her plate in 5 minutes flat. About the baumkuchen, it felt a bit too dry for my taste. The classic one is worth a try though.
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Wheat Baumkuchen Pastry Bar
2011-10-31 6 views
I had lunch with my colleaguesI ordered the penguin set which contain chicken & egg slices with fresh cucumbers & carrots with oilve oil It cost $4.90 & add $2 for a piece of cake The noodles is cold & refreshingNice to eat during hot weather Their cake is very nice
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I had lunch with my colleagues
I ordered the penguin set
which contain chicken & egg slices with fresh cucumbers & carrots
with oilve oil
It cost $4.90 & add $2 for a piece of cake
The noodles is cold & refreshing
Nice to eat during hot weather
Their cake is very nice
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Wheat Baumkuchen Pastry Bar
2011-09-20 2 views
I first tried Baumkuchen's cake in the 1990s when my Japanese friend bought me a box from Japan.Since then,a box of Baumkuchen's cake is always my request as a souvenir from my many Japanese friends coming to Singapore.And when it opened in Toa Payoh ,i was very excited and went hunting specially for this shop.Had the green tea cake and was disapponted that it was not as soft as the version my friends bought from Japan,in fact it tasted dry and sweet to me.Maybe it is the process in making the c
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I first tried Baumkuchen's cake in the 1990s when my Japanese friend bought me a box from Japan.Since then,a box of Baumkuchen's cake is always my request as a souvenir from my many Japanese friends coming to Singapore.And when it opened in Toa Payoh ,i was very excited and went hunting specially for this shop.

Had the green tea cake and was disapponted that it was not as soft as the version my friends bought from Japan,in fact it tasted dry and sweet to me.Maybe it is the process in making the cake as i could see hugh rolls are being exposed to air when i went to this outlet for the first time just like they are trying to dry the rolls of cake!
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Healthy Cold Noodalz
2011-08-24 7 views
I didn’t intend to buy the cold noodles. Heck, I didn’t even know it existed. I only found out about the cold noodles on my hunt for baumkuchen.At first when I reached the shop I thought I was at the wrong shop because the last time I was there they don’t sell any noodles. I was very tempted to try the noodles because the smell of the noodles was tickling my senses and I saw many people eating the noodles.I hesitated for a long time before deciding to buy the Dolphin. It has prawn, quail eggs,
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I didn’t intend to buy the cold noodles. Heck, I didn’t even know it existed. I only found out about the cold noodles on my hunt for baumkuchen.

At first when I reached the shop I thought I was at the wrong shop because the last time I was there they don’t sell any noodles. I was very tempted to try the noodles because the smell of the noodles was tickling my senses and I saw many people eating the noodles.

I hesitated for a long time before deciding to buy the Dolphin. It has prawn, quail eggs, sesame, carrot slices and lettuce, a whole lot of them. The noodles are covered with miso sauce. It has a very strong smell. On the train, the smell kept escaping the container and into my nose tempting my poor hungry stomach.

The Dolphin is surprisingly good. The prawn is very sweet and it goes great with the sesame seeds. Also, there is A LOT of lettuce of different kinds. I don’t like the purple ones.

The Dolphin has too much lettuce and it’s a little spicy. Otherwise, I think that it’s a very special, since I’ve never seen it before until now, and healthy food. It’s great for hot days too.
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nice yummy cakes
2011-08-05 14 views
i always read magazine & newspaper recommend but no chance to try till few months ago while going to toa payoh i saw baumkuchen store so decided to give it a try but when i went there during lunch time those cake were all sold out few days later i went back again to order this cake & also tried their original & green tea baumkuchen for this chocolate baumkuchen i like the chocolate .,is very rich & creamy not too sweet nor too bitter,but still their original baumkuchen was still the best
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i always read magazine & newspaper recommend but no chance to try
till few months ago while going to toa payoh i saw baumkuchen store
so decided to give it a try but when i went there during lunch time those cake were all sold out
few days later i went back again to order this cake & also tried their original & green tea baumkuchen
for this chocolate baumkuchen i like the chocolate .,is very rich & creamy
not too sweet nor too bitter,
but still their original baumkuchen was still the best
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Wheat Baumkuchen
2011-06-05 9 views
Wheat Baumkuchen is a bakery cafe producing the famed layered German confection, easily recognized by its characteristic concentric rings which resemble the cross-section of a tree trunk. No surprise, then, that baumkuchen actually translates to "tree cake". Like its lookalike kueh lapis, baumkuchen is painstakingly baked layer by layer, except that this is all performed on a rotating spit.Although the layers of my Classic original オリジナル baumkuchen were visually well-defined, this was not the ca
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Wheat Baumkuchen is a bakery cafe producing the famed layered German confection, easily recognized by its characteristic concentric rings which resemble the cross-section of a tree trunk. No surprise, then, that baumkuchen actually translates to "tree cake". Like its lookalike kueh lapis, baumkuchen is painstakingly baked layer by layer, except that this is all performed on a rotating spit.

Although the layers of my Classic original オリジナル baumkuchen were visually well-defined, this was not the case taste-wise. On its own, it tasted similar to a butter cake, and could have been more buttery and moist. Thankfully, the cake was coated with a layer of refreshing lemon frosting that helped to liven up its flavor.

While I felt that Wheat Baumkuchen's cakes please the eyes more than the tastebuds, I wouldn't mind trying some of the other innovative baumkuchen flavors it offers, such as durian, green tea and Nutella almond.
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An expensive layered cake.
2011-06-02 8 views
It's supposed to be a layered cake, it reminded me of the kueh lapis and the significant difference is baumkuchen is in a shape of circle. Honestly i think it tasted quite similar to kueh lapis too but baumkuchen is of german origin. I decided to try this out of curiosity. I ordered a piece of the original flavor. It tasted nice but the price is definitely towards higher end. The price itself can be a definite turn off. Most people would rather go for a full meal than a piece of cake for the sam
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It's supposed to be a layered cake, it reminded me of the kueh lapis and the significant difference is baumkuchen is in a shape of circle. Honestly i think it tasted quite similar to kueh lapis too but baumkuchen is of german origin.

I decided to try this out of curiosity. I ordered a piece of the original flavor. It tasted nice but the price is definitely towards higher end. The price itself can be a definite turn off. Most people would rather go for a full meal than a piece of cake for the same price.

If you have not try it then you might want to give it a go. There are other flavor for your selection.

But this might be a one time off experience for myself.
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Healthy but expensive!
2011-05-14 14 views
This is my friend favourite cake. She absolutely love this Japanese cake and has been supporting this shop since their opening at Toa Payoh.I was told by her that how delicious and healthy was this little cake. And was highly recommended by her actually. Finally has a chance to try it while catching up with my friend this friend at Toa Payoh. I have ordered their classic one ($2.80 for a slice - exp right?). To be frank, i felt that it tasted quite average, a bit like kuen lapis actually. Alth
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This is my friend favourite cake. She absolutely love this Japanese cake and has been supporting this shop since their opening at Toa Payoh.

I was told by her that how delicious and healthy was this little cake. And was highly recommended by her actually. Finally has a chance to try it while catching up with my friend this friend at Toa Payoh.

I have ordered their classic one ($2.80 for a slice - exp right?). To be frank, i felt that it tasted quite average, a bit like kuen lapis actually. Although its tasted quite normal only but its definitely a good snack for health concious consumer like me.

I bought one for my mom too but she didnt really like it too.
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Not too bad Japanese snack
2010-12-30 6 views
I was told by my friend that this Japanese cake is very nice, and saw from newspaper that their business is very good since their opening. I pass by this shop recently, and decided to give it a try while visiting my friend working there nearby.I have tried the chocolate and the classic one. To be frank, i felt that it is not as good as what i have expected after so many people recommending and newspaper reporting.I felt that it taste quite normal, a bit like kuen lapis. But i know its made from
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I was told by my friend that this Japanese cake is very nice, and saw from newspaper that their business is very good since their opening. I pass by this shop recently, and decided to give it a try while visiting my friend working there nearby.

I have tried the chocolate and the classic one. To be frank, i felt that it is not as good as what i have expected after so many people recommending and newspaper reporting.

I felt that it taste quite normal, a bit like kuen lapis. But i know its made from very healthy ingredients. Overall, i felt that it not bad for coffee time for health concious consumer.
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Wheat Baumkuchen @ Toa Payoh
2010-12-18 5 views
This japanese cake is recommended from New City Beat 2 TV Programme. Curious to try it out after seeing the TV Programme. The place looks bright with white deco concept and the cakes display in a row which looks very neat. The cake is soft and not oily, totally different from kuah lapis. Even though both have many layers, but kuah lapis is more oily.
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This japanese cake is recommended from New City Beat 2 TV Programme. Curious to try it out after seeing the TV Programme. The place looks bright with white deco concept and the cakes display in a row which looks very neat. The cake is soft and not oily, totally different from kuah lapis. Even though both have many layers, but kuah lapis is more oily.
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