Pastry Run 5: Fantoast’s枫多士the Triangle Series

Tired of the usual toasts? Then it is time to level up and try on Fantoast. This is the second part of the geometrical series, focusing on designer toasts shaped into triangles. If you are not familiar with Fantoast, I suggest reading this introductory post and see what this place has to offer.

Triangle Toast # 1: Green Tea “Matcha” Toast

Visual: Who says that forests can only be black? This is the perfect alternative to the highly popularized black forest, which I can call confidently call the “green” forest. I mean why not? After all, forests in reality are green. In the case of the dessert world, green is the new black.

Taste: Despite its looks, it is quite light in composition. Having been used to Western preparation, from the looks of this dessert, I can already theorize it to be highly filling since the cream alone is thick and is automatically associated with sweetness. After finishing the entire toast, I felt full yes but not extremely so.

The matcha powder coupled with red beans and berries made this toast the ultimate dessert treat for green tea and bread lovers like me. The lack of sweetness is not discouraging as its absence gave more freedom for the flavor of the matcha to be savored fully with your creamy toasted bread.

Triangle Toast # 2: Blueberry Toast

Visual: Puppy? This made me laugh so hard since after taking a photo of this and sending it to my grandmother through wechat, she thought that I sent her a picture of a dog. I was like, “what?” Then for some reason I began to see things her way. Apparently, when this picture is flashed swiftly in front of you, it kind of resembles a standing living creature so it kind of makes sense as to why she thought it was a dog.

Dog or not, I loved the fact that it made use of simple methods but the design came out still looking sophisticated. The ice cream for one, does not have to use blueberry flavored ice cream; it simply made use of vanilla and drizzled with light blueberry juice. Due to the thickness of the cream, even just a small amount of blueberry liquid can give the otherwise white vanilla, an appealing shade of blushing pink.

Taste: Similar with the green tea toast, the blueberry is the one responsible for bringing out the differentiating taste of this treat. While blueberries mixed with cream and bread is not new to us with Western palates, combining it together with almonds is not a usual thing for me. I was not surprised that it added to the good feel that this dessert brings, as nuts are commonly used to equalize your palate when eating cakes and pastries.

Couple it with their very own version of mocha frappe (translating its real name to English might give you nightmares so let’s stick with mocha frappe), is surprisingly delightful and the ultimate haven for those with a sweet tooth. Despite being in love with desserts, I do not particularly enjoy pairing up cakes or anything sweet with heavy drinks like shakes, frappes etc, as it messes up my taste buds that I do not know which is the real thing anymore. Not to mention, the calories that it packs up.

For this treat, I decided to risk it but not out of pure whim; rather I based it on my experience with the matcha toast, wherein it just felt like eating a matcha flavored cream toast less the sweetness found in a regular ice cream toast. Moreover, it is not like I will be living in China forever, so grab the opportunity and try their local version of frappe.

Absolutely GOOD! Never thought that I would enjoy this more than any other frappe I have tried before. The ice is perfectly crushed that you do not have to suffer from biting into ice bits, the graham is not dried up and blended well with the cream, and bits of nuts complemented the small scoop of vanilla ice cream on top, where you are further rewarded with two swirling twins of dark and white chocolate sticks. It is then without question when the server told me that it is their best seller under the milkshake category.

       

                                                                 

Triangle Toast # 3: The Real Triangle Toast

Visual: If you are not fond of creams or tired of the ostentatious displays of the other ones, then this is the perfect suitable partner for you. Do not worry for it still has the qualities for it to be considered a designer toast, given the presence of the ice cream surrounded by triangular shaped toasts and drizzled with chocolate syrup.

Taste: Unlike the others, you can absolutely taste the bread toasts at its purest form. Nothing really special as it is just like your regular toasted bread saved for the chunky cuts and the occasional trespassing of the chocolate syrup.

Triangle Toast 4: Black Forest Toast

Visual: Sooner or later, this flavor would surely come out, right? Black Forest is one of those flavors that have worked its way as a universal flavor that is favored by both the Westerns and the Orients.

It reminds me of a Christmas tree given its triangular structure and ever constant presence of the cherries for each bread toasts. It is very organized unlike the other triangle toasts and not messy unlike the traditional Black Forest cakes. Each toast is a separate entity on its own as they each have cream, chocolate sprinkles topped with cherry and pistachio. It is not the taste that is the ultimate differentiator in this case; rather the meticulous efforts poured into decorating this treat, making it one of a kind among its contemporaries. For that alone, I commend the maker.

The bread toasts look like steps and compels me to take a hike until I reach the peak for a pictorial with the giant statue of Chips Ahoy! It also resembles a mountain prided by the very nation where it is located and serves as a tourist attraction.

Taste: Very filling. You definitely have to share this one or risk, losing appetite for your next meal. Nevertheless, it has the essence of a traditional Black Forest…cherry flavored cream on top of the breading but in this case, top of the toast. Even if Black Forest is a safe option, it still is an experience to try it as bread topping instead of a cake.

To cap it all, the triangle toasts are generally lighter and thus, recommended for individuals visiting the café alone. Its flavors are different from that of those belonging to the box series and possess the sexiest design when compared with its contemporaries.

This is not the end of the finish line, dear readers for Fantoast still has wilder and bolder flavors that will surely wow you, that is, if this post and the one before it has failed to do so. STAY tune for the Rectangle Series. Or revisit the Box Series prior to this.