Gads.src = (useSSL ? 'https:' : 'http:') + Var gads = document.createElement('script') I’m including this photo of Jake just cause it makes me laugh.How to Make a Raindrop Cake Look Like a Work of Art If you don’t get it either, watch this video to see what I meant. I took some of the soybean powder and dusted the top and said, “Look, it’s like in Indiana Jones!” T didn’t get my joke but Jake did. But you’ll probably keep thinking “It’s like I’m eating clear Jell-O” anyway. It kind of melts away smoothly into your mouth. The soybean flour didn’t really help out my tastebuds, either. It’s a neutral flavor and the syrup (kuromitsu – sort like a lighter molasses) and roasted soybean flour give it the flavor. The kuromitsu syrup (on the right) made it too sweet for me.
The raindrop cake by itself doesn’t taste like much. It looks hella cool, I’ll give them that, but the taste/flavor was kind of “ehhh” for me. I guess they call it a “cake” because that sounds better but don’t be fooled into thinking it tastes anything like a cake. Both tasted like sweet fruity slushies to me.
He loved both drinks but preferred the watermelon over the mango. He loved the mango snow bubble so much he wanted to try another one with boba in it and bought himself a Watermelon Snow Bubble with boba this time.
I told T that boba was optional for the snowy bubble drinks but that I just didn’t get boba for him. I have no idea why it’s called a Snow Bubble. The cotton candy is too sweet for my tastes, but I quite enjoyed the Mango Snow Bubble. The cotton candy is available in different flavors, but I figured vanilla would pair well enough with the mango drink. They swirl the cloud around the top of the drink, creating this mystical magical puff on top. Luckily it’s dramatic looking enough to make me forget the added costs. Yup, I have no idea how much extra it is to get a cloud. He let me choose what flavor to get him so I got a Mango Snow Bubble with a vanilla cotton candy cloud. I showed T a photo of the cotton candy cloud and he instantly wanted one. This was my favorite item here at Vanitea! It was nutty-ish and the macaron shell was light and chewy. The one macaron I got was the Black Sesame macaron. They have clear boba here instead of the dark round globs we are used to. He commented it didn’t really taste like horchata – more like a milk tea with some cinnamon in it. Jake was going to get the Taro (his standby favorite) and decided to try the Horchata instead. The flavor was good but in general I prefer regular old milk tea. I still needed it to tone down on the sweetness level though so I’d definitely go with less sugar on that sucker. Thai tea is usually unbearably sweet for me, and this combination was a nice twist – it’s like Thai tea “lite”. The Tiger Milk Tea is a combination of Thai tea with regular Milk Tea. Silly me forgot to adjust the sweetness on our teas so they were both a tad too sweet for me.
If you check in on Yelp, you get free boba though. Boba is extra but I have no idea how much extra since the price isn’t listed and I didn’t get my receipt. I got the Tiger Milk Tea with Boba and Jake got the Horchata Milk Tea. Since I was already planning on other sweet things, I opted to try only one. The case of pretty macarons caught my eye. The Raindrop Cake was the item I was interested in trying. Instead, he's been staring at his phone for.
It’s near the “other” Mandarin restaurant (Mandarin Canton) but we prefer the one that’s across the street from Southwestern College. James is supposed to be learning how to create flowers in a raindrop cake, but I've been talking to myself.
Vanitea Cafe is located off Telegraph Canyon Road. choosing a selection results in a full page refresh press the space key then arrow keys to make a selection Opens in a new window. T wanted to treat his dad to dinner and after our meal I wanted to check out Vanitea Cafe for a little post-dinner dessert. Jake, T and I were down in the South Land (aka Chula Vista) having dinner at our favorite Mandarin Chinese Restaurant for Father’s Day.