7 unusual desserts that will tickle your taste buds

Imagine rich, velvety chocolate infused with sweet and umami tomato with warm gingery maqaw pepper. With fruity and creamy Tanzania 54% Dark Milk Chocolate, topped with a coating of crushed Taiwanese heirloom maqaw pepper that brings a distinct aroma of lemongrass and ginger. This unique combination teases your senses with its boldness, offering a harmonious balance of sweetness and savoury notes.

You can get the Tomato and Maqaw Pepper Chocolate at Fossa Chocolate's online store.

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Keong Saik Bakery reinvents the wheel with an innovative twist to the classic kouign amann. This delicate and flaky kouign amann has its golden layers topped with umami miso butter, spreading its savoury charm across every buttery bite. Adorned by a generous crown of smoky, velvety smoked salmon slices on top, this savoury snack is completed with a burst of oceanic delight.

You can find the Miso Salmon Kouign Amann at Keong Saik Bakery, located at 70 Bendemeer Rd, #01-03, Singapore 339940.

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Chilli Crab Ice Cream

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This daring dessert takes the iconic flavours of Singapore's beloved chilli crab dish and transforms them into a chilly sensation that will tickle your taste buds. The creamy sweetness of the ice cream intertwines with a fiery kick of chilli, slowly but surely making you sweat (in a good way). This unexpected pairing of spicy and cool brings a signature crabby textuality that will be a taste adventure challenging your preconceptions of dessert.

You can find the Chili Crab Ice Cream at Labyrinth Restaurant, located at Raffles Ave., #02 - 23, Singapore 039802.

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Salty Tao Huay (Beancurd)

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We're huge fans of the sweet, traditional Chinese tao huay (also known as douhua) topped with chewy tapioca balls, but did you know they can also come in salty flavours? This unusual twist on the classic silky soybean pudding is typical in Northern China, where salted toppings including pickles and minced meat complement the pudding that's doused in savoury soy sauce.

You can find the Salty Tao Huay at Yong He Eating House, located at 458 Geylang Road, Lor 24A Geylang, 389417.

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Blue Cheese with Almond Sable Cheesecake

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What are the key ingredients of a good cheesecake? Many would say a rich, creamy cheese filling and a buttery, crumbly or crispy base.

Olivia's Signature Cheesecake at queic, on the other hand, fulfils and exceeds all those criteria, but with an unusual twist. Boldly mixing in dollops of pungent blue cheese, set atop a sweet almond sable crust, this homemade creamy cheesecake with a soft, crumbly crust has made its way from Barcelona (where it originated) to Singapore, wooing fans all the way.

You can get Olivia's Signature Cheesecake at queic, located in Chinatown Point at 41 Kreta Ayer Rd, #41, Singapore 089003.

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From garlic mascarpone to spicy egg mayo, each bite is a tantalizing symphony of savoury bliss that will have you questioning why donuts were ever confined to the sweet realm. Step aside, traditional confectionaries, and make way for these savoury sensations with a salty and rebellious allure.

You can find the Savoury Donuts at The Fat Kid Bakery, located at 39 Amoy St, Singapore 069865.

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Caffeine's our best bet when it comes to a little pick-me-up, but are you bold enough to try a Pepper Agave coffee? Combining the robust intensity of freshly ground coffee with a subtle, yet fiery kick of black pepper and the smooth sweetness of agave nectar, this audacious blend will take your morning coffee routine to a whole new level. It's not just the caffeine that will keep you awake - the mesmerizing fusion of spiced heat, sweetness, and caffeinated bliss will awaken your senses.

You can get Pepper Agave Coffee at The Coffee Academics, Singapore, located in Raffles City, at 252 North Bridge Road #B1, #12, Singapore 179103.

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