donuts craze...

out of the blue, singaporeans are suddenly into donuts...

new donuts shops are sprouting out, and long crazy queues are seen at a particular one... singaporeans being singaporeans... love to join the queue, hence creating the imagery that the donuts are great... all i can say is... HELLO?!?!?! non-donuts lovers, please don't praise something just because there is a queue... remember hot crazy people were with Roti Boy, Portugese Egg Tarts etc... look at where these food outlets are now?

anyway, my and my fellow donut crazed mermaid tried the "talk of the town" donuts way before the queue started (due to the press write-ups)... our conclusion... nothing beats Dunkin' Donuts and Krispy Kreme! I have also tried one of the best in L.A - Randy's donuts! Even Mr Donuts that i ate in Bangkok!

how to tell if the place serves great donuts? always try the most basic, either the normal glazed or sugared ones... you will be able to really taste the dough and its texture... its not the flavours that matter, it also shows the creativity, not the taste.

after all my long theory... it is just the start to my reports of another donut shop that i went to yesterday at VIVO City...

bought half a dozen of different flavours and my verdict...

- need to improve on appearance... although irregular shapes shows that it is handmade, but it can put someone off with its inconsistency

- size is too small, not value for money... quite a small donut for $1.20 (flavoured) and $1 (glazed). the box was made much bigger, so the impression given was that the donuts are really small... take some learnings from the big boys like dunkin' donuts... 6 donuts should fit just nice

- the texture of the dough is just nice but not consistent. some pieces tends to be dry

- totally no taste for the original glazed... big disappointment... it was like unglazed totally

- some potential for the flavoured ones... like the mighty almond (white chocolate with almonds flakes)

so.... someone please bring back my Dunkin' Donuts or bring Krispy Kreme into Singapore! show Singaporeans what donuts should taste like!!!!