A friend invited me for dinner Sunday night and, despite he mentioned there was no need for me to bring anything, I would still bring something. Originally, I wanted to go to my favourite pastry shop: Fratelli Bakery; however, I was in Downtown (see my post on the Pride Parade) and knew it will be closed by the time I was in the area. My next option was one of the various Chinese bakeries, like Pine House Bakery or Maxim’s Bakery. However, I chose to go to Save on Foods, as I wanted something “different” (in previous ocassions, I picked something from Maxim’s).
Usually, I have the problem of what to pick. In previous ocassions, his in-laws and nieces where there so I picked up something larger. However, I was disappointed to find out some of them were allergic to several of the ingredients and/or toppings (like fruit).
Yup, that’s lots of blueberry though it could always have more! The custard itself was OK, not much to talk about. Had it had a stronger vanilla taste, I think I would have like it a bit more. The base… Not sure how to describe it. It tasted like a sponge cake-like base.
Overall, the flan is a cheap option if you need to bring something for a dinner (it was just $12). With all the blueberries, it is unlikely anybody will complain. But, other than that, it was not as tasty as I thought it would be (again, my biased towards Fratelli). Anyway, in the end, I was given a slice to take it home. Yummmm!
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