老伴, Lao Ban Soya Beancurd

Soya Beancurd, Original ($1.20)

So, we were finally at the Old Airport Road Food Centre where Lao Ban Soya Beancurd gained much fame across this island.. and was it worthy of all the ravings? (A customer before us just packed away 50 boxes and we had to wait... ;)

Taste wise, we had find it a tad sweet for our liking. It doesn't carry much of the special malt or milk powder taste commonly associated with these new generation beancurd dessert, instead it has a nice tang of beany flavor.

Its texture was also grainier and firmer when we compared with that from Dessert First; not that i mind - achieving the almost perfect balance between that of firm traditional beancurd and the soft collapsible is commendable. What's your take?

On the flip side, the thousands of plastic containers used each day for these dessert is a perturbing thought...

Update: Towards the middle of the year, there was a wide spread of this 'Lao Ban' pudding recipe on the internet. Friend tried it and proved really good! Now we could do recycling of our own plastic containers.