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2013-07-31
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I was wandering around Chinatown after dinner looking for some sweet and cold dessert to take away the hot and sticky Singapore night and I found this gem of a place! It was around 9pm on a Saturday night and the place was SUPER crowded, with tables spilling out onto the road and people loitering around waiting for seats to free up. After a little pro aunty skills, I managed to secure two seats for my friend and I and we looked at the menu with high expectations.Mei Heong Yuen offers both tradit
Mei Heong Yuen offers both traditional Chinese desserts like Almond Paste, Fu Zhok (Barley with Beancurd Skin), and Mango Pomelo Sago, and also more modern and youngster-friendly desserts like flavoured Shaved Ice. Both are equally popular, as both families and older people, as well as youngsters looking for supper troop over for dessert.
I got the Watermelon and Lychee Shaved Ice, while my friend got the Fu Zhok (cold), so that we had a chance to sample the old and the new. The Fu Zhok was creamy and sweet with barley and pieces of beancurd skin. However, I felt that it was a little too sweet, and that my mom makes a better version ^^ The Watermelon and Lychee Shaved Ice, on the other hand, hit all the right spots. I'm a sucker for fro-yo, and I personally think that the texture of shaved ice is actually very similar to that of frozen yoghurt. The watermelon and lychee complemented each other very well as both are light flavours, and it wasn't too sweet nor artificial, a major plus point. Moreover, it was COLD! Perfect for quenching thirst and cooling the body down.
While the prices of the desserts are a little steep- my shaved ice cost $6 ((- Mei Heong Yuen Dessert is not a bad place to have supper/dessert with friends and family and enjoy the ambiance of a typical small, crowded eatery with bustling aunties serving desserts.
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