time for a revival

Being back in the little red dot has inspired me to start food-blogging again. Funny how I started this blog one year ago, was so excited about it and vowed never to get lazy. But, procrastination still got the better of me. I have decided to do away with such resolutions this time round and see where that takes me. One year on, I've certainly learnt to let things take its course. On to more serious things and my true love.

Having craved traditional chinese desserts for the longest time, my mum and I stepped into Sweet Spring on a sweltering sunday afternoon-- and without regrets. This little eatery is nestled in a cosy corner of the gigantic AMK hub, but don't be fooled by size; its desserts pack a punch!

The dimsum menu is pretty limited as Sweet Spring is more of a dessert cafe. We shared a couple of dimsum dishes which were pretty standard fare-- siewmai, char siew bao, some crystal dumplings (which tasted very much like soon kueh) and fried beancurd skin rolls. Nothing really commendable. Overall rating: 3/5

My favourite had to be the crystal dumplings filled with chives and shrimp. I just love the chewy textured dumpling skin, which was smooth yet with just the right amount of "bounce"! The chives were a little overkill. They could have been a tad more generous with the shrimp.

The beancurd skin rolls were pretty interesting as they contained corn-- an ingredient hardly found in such a dish. This introduced a western (think mexican) flavour to the otherwise run-of-the-mill fried beancurd roll. Thumbs up for creativity!

Desserts on the other hand, were almost heavenly. The cafe is known for it's traditional beandcurd pudding aka tau huey(in Singaporean terms :P), so we obviously had to try it. It was served in a traditional bamboo tub, highly adding to the rustic asian feel of the dish and restaurant. The beancurd pudding was silky and smooth but there was nothing spectacular about it. But hey, I'm no "tau huey connoisseur". My mum liked how they served the syrup separately so that you could customize the amount of sweetness according to one's liking. Rating: 4/5

The mango and strawberry snow ice however, was absolutely divine! It might have been because of the heat, or the fact that I haven't had good "ice kachang-like" desserts for a long time, but this was definitely a treat for my senses! From the sight of the fresh red and yellow colours of mango and strawberry that scaled the beautiful swirly hill of ice to the refreshing, melt-in your mouth heaven that engulfed you at first bite, this dessert was a treat from start to end! There wasn't an overpowering richness or sweetness to the dessert either, as the ice was so light and smooth, beckoning you for more. Shaved ice never tasted this good <3>

Overall, the experience at Sweet Spring was a delight! I'll definitely be back, in fact our next trip is to take the little sistaaa for an experience to remember.

Sweet Spring

#02-19 AMK Hub

53 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3

Singapore 569933

65-6753 9856