snowy village, prinsep street.

Tuesday, September 01, 2015 0 Comments A+ a-

i've never been enamoured with bingsu, even with the current bingsu craze going around. for the price, give me cake any day. i never thought that i would be hunting down bingsu, but my friend really wanted bingsu for dessert after lunch that day (it'd been a particularly stressful day), so i complied.

didn't choose snowy village on purpose; she'd just googled and realised that it was most convenient spot. i vaguely recall reading about it a few months ago- something about it being located in a container.

we were lucky to get seats- it was a really small space. counter seats on tiny stools (i was half-afraid i would break it), facing the glass window. sitting outside was non-negotiable- it was blazingly hot.

i let my friend choose the flavour she wanted, since she was the one who wanted bingsu anyway. she deliberated between the black sesame bingsu ($12.90) and the mango one ($15), before finally picking the black sesame. (i was secretly pleased because i was rooting for the black sesame one.)


i wasn't expecting much, to be honest (it is after all an ice-based dessert). to find that i actually did enjoy it was a surprise in itself. it was adorable- black sesame ice-cream decorated with almond flakes for ears and chocolate bits (?) for eyes and a nose. there was a generous layer of black sesame powder, red bean, almond flakes, peanut bits and mochi over the milk based ice shavings. it also came with condensed milk on the side, but after having the bingsu on its own, we realised that it didn't need any extra sweetness. 






































its flavour was on the mild side, but it was precisely that that made it enjoyable and refreshing. i was pleasantly surprised to find that there were additional layers of black sesame powder in the bingsu itself, not just on top.

okay, maybe i don't dislike bingsus after all. wouldn't go out of the way to have this, but if i'm in the area and in need of a dessert, would probably stop by. no gst and service charge, so that was awesome. pretty reasonably priced.

snowy village
120a prinsep street
https://www.facebook.com/snowyvillagesingapore

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