By food4c_Admin
It is not really a little Manila but there are two standout Filipino operations on this end of Kentish Town high street nearest to Camden Market. There is the bakery Panadera and this pioneering parlour that waves a flag for south sea flavours like purple yam, black coconut and malt milk…in a cone or a wafer sandwich. Ice cream. They call this dirty ice cream, a term from Manila. There may also be a traditional Halo Halo, known as a mix and mix, mash up, or the unofficial Philippines national desert, a variation may arrive as coconut strings, red bean, jellies, evaporated milk, shaved ice, leche flan, a wafer stick and topped with a scoop of ube ice cream along with some Oreo crumbs and cornflakes. Now with outlets also in Chinatown, along the bubble tea alley of Newport Court and Westfield…
[…] In the bubble tea alley of Newport Court, this is hardcore manga street food meats ice cream meets waffles. Taiyakiya is Japanese crispy batter thickened with aduki paste. And shaped like a fish which doubles as a cone for toppings like Little Mermaid or Rainbow Warrior. There is matcha float or brown sugar tapioca on the Hungry Taiyaki. The Instagram is worth a look. It has some history to it – taiyaki literally means sea bream denoting the fish of the royal palace and were often given as decorative gifts. In 1975 the song Swim Taiyaki was number one in the Japanese charts for 11 weeks. It may not catch on worldwide. There is a recipe here in case you were wondering, but if you will need fish press. It is almost opposite another interesting ice cream parlour with another Asian twist – Mamasons. […]