10 unique Asian treats to try out in celebration of National Dessert Day
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By Isa Peralta
What do you think of when someone says “dessert?” From cold, sickeningly sweet treats on a scorching summer day to warm pastries with the perfect texture, there’s bound to be a dessert for everyone. Here at NextShark, we’ve compiled the tastiest desserts we’ve written about to celebrate a holiday all dessert lovers should know: National Dessert Day. Here’s what we recommend checking out:
1. Ice Cream
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This Yakult soft-serve, this Indomie Goreng-flavored ice cream, this dessert that looks like a katana and this Strawberry Supreme sundae are some ice creams that we recommend. Just be careful if you look through your parents’ freezer for a quick fix — that tub of ice cream might have frozen spaghetti inside.
2. Yakult Cake
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This tres leches-inspired dessert that combines a spongy, buttery cake and the classic Japanese drink is definitely something you should try.
3. “Avocado dessert”
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This viral treat that only has three ingredients— a can of condensed milk, some crushed ice and of course, an avocado— is a dessert you can make easily at home!
4. “Oreo rice”
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This dessert dish replaces water with milk in a rice cooker (after cramming in tons of Oreos, that is).
5. Banana Nutella Soup Dumplings
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This sweet take on the classic xiao long bao is what some call a disaster, but others call it a dessert.
6. “5-star” Japanese Cheesecake
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This simple treat has just three ingredients: three eggs, 120g (4.3oz) white chocolate and 120g (4.3oz) cream cheese.
7. Anything with ube
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This distinctly violet food item has made its way into anything you can think of, from pastries, ice cream and boba to alcoholic beverages.
8. “Boba Tea Toast”
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This dessert is made of toasted sandwiches stuffed with gooey tapioca pearls. It even has different sweet sauces, such as Ovaltine, Crunchie and Caramel Lotus.
9. Hot Pot Boba
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This other boba dessert (or meal, depending on how you see it) is for all you bobaddicts out there.
10. Dorayaki
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And finally, this delicacy consists of azuki red bean paste sandwiched between two castella pancakes. (Your printed face is optional.)
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