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My colleague Vanessa and I have quite similar tastes, and we often joke about what our last meal would consist of — teh from a neighbourhood coffee shop, peanut butter French toast from our favourite Hong Kong café, pao with salted egg custard, and the list goes on.

If you can’t already tell from our list, we’re fans of carbs and junk food. 

So when casual Japanese dining restaurant Pasta de Waraku launched Hanito, a honey toast dessert popularised in Tokyo’s Shibuya district, we nearly self-invited ourselves to the tasting session.

We didn’t, of course.


(from left) Apple Cinnamon, Choco Banana, Macha Red Bean


(from left) Mixed Fruit, Peanut Butter, Orange Almond

Hanito seduces with soft buttered toast cubes which ooze sweet honey on the inside but has fragrant crunchy crust on the outside. Each piece of thick toast is topped with vanilla ice cream, fruit and other ingredients, depending on the seven available flavours — Apple Cinnamon, Choco Banana, Orange Almond, Tiramisu, Mixed Fruit, Macha Red Bean and Peanut Butter.

Trust us; forget the sin when you eat Hanito. The buttered toast cubes tasted so good, it was worth spending two extra hours at the gym on Saturday and Sunday.

However, if you don’t have a sweet tooth or are very health-conscious, Hanito is probably not going to sit well on your palate.

If you go with a group of at least four friends — or if you’re exceptionally hungry — try the special Earthquake, a double stack of honey toast filled with fresh fruit and topped with vanilla ice cream.

And guess what? Hanito is now part of our last meal menu. 

Hanito, $6.80++ each, and Earthquake Hanito, $9.80++, are available at all Pasta de Waraku outlets, including #05-03 The Heeren, Tel: 6835 1123.