almost nothing i know of on the west side. but a lot of vietnamese banh mi places typically offer a pandan sponge cake in slices or as a whole cake.
I love anything with pandan in it, and I love this entire thread.
Munch Bakery buko pandan macaron
PRD This may have been a one-time item (hopefully not) - pandan doufu fa
Coconut Jam from Baryo - I’ve been able to buy this directly from PRD the last few times
https://eatbaryo.ecwid.com/Coconut-Jam-p151590070
You have to go to the Bay Area for these pandan tarts at the Mainland owned H L Peninsula Pearl.
Sapp Coffee Shop (Thai Town) offers an off-menu Pandan Leaf Drink which is wonderful (August 2020 link). There’s quite a bit of ice that comes with a standard order, so unless you like “slushee-style”, consider trying it “easy ice”.
Wow that Pandan leaf drink looks great! What a great find.
The straight pandan ice cream at Scoops near LACC is awesome. They don’t have it all the time, but they will make an ice cream cake in any flavor for a special occasion or just because.
So glad this thread was created. I love pandan!
7 Leaves the mung bean milk tea is infused with pandan (my usual is taro milk tea though)
Vietnamese “Che” (Dessert) places often have Pandan as well.
Hi @JeetKuneBao,
Oh! I love Taro. Is 7 Leaves pretty good? and can you order Half / Light Sugar? (Their website says the Taro Milk Tea has 49 grams(!) of Sugar.)
i tried ordering half sugar from them, but they say they can only do “less sugar”
so I order “less sugar” or “less sugar less ice” and let the ice melt a bit
it’s a very very sweet and flavorful drink, just like all their drinks, so best to let them water down a tad
Edit: I like their house iced coffee, same as above, i do “less sugar less ice”
Also you can try adding their sea cream/foam to the mung bean/pandan drink to add some savoriness.
If you do go to VP, they tend to make more (of everything) during the weekends, and it’s best to get there before noon time.
I usually go before 10am, but a few times I have gone after lunch… numerous items (esp pandan doufu fa and regular doufu fa) are sold out by noon
Had a last minute trip to Irvine, so made it to Van’s Bakery and picked up a slice of cake and a macaron. pandan flavor was quite subtle, but it did scratch that itch. Thank you @hanhgry
@A5KOBE just followed their IG and hoping pandan will pop up. Thanks for the tip!
Binchotan. #JeetKuneBaoDreamsOfKopitiam
How is it? Very curious about the salted caramel one. I am thinking about pulling the trigger on a pandan/salted caramel and lime sambal order.
How woild you compare Kopitiam (NY) vs the kopitiams in Malaysia/Singapore? The kaya toast, coffee, food items, and ambiance (probably lack of retired Uncles lounging around I am guessing lol) Does it scratch the itch? I am drooling over that charcoal grilled toast.
Its different than what I’m accustomed to. Perhaps regional differences… yes that must be it