BEARD PAPA SWEETS MOCHI CREAMERY

After I had my lunch at Parco Bugis Junction and was heading towards the MRT station, I passed by the Beard Papa Sweets Mochi Creamery outlet at basement 1 (www.beardpapa.com.sg). I was attracted to the colourful mochi ice-cream pics on the poster and lightbox. Certainly looked very tasty. At first I thought the items displayed on the glass panel were edible mochi ice-cream. But the outlet manager told me they were all plastic models. She even gave me a chance to touch the models. They looked and felt so real!! There was even artificial white powder on each model, just like a real mochi. Each mochi ice-cream model was labelled clearly with flavour name and price. After much persuasion, and promised that I would buy some mochi ice-cream, the outlet manager allowed me to take photos of the stall and glass display panel.






I looked through the various flavours of mochi ice-cream and realised there were 20 kinds. Gosh, so many to choose from! I bought 6 different flavours – Chocolate Dark Strawberry Chip, Mango, Green Tea, Tiramisu, Blueberry and Vanilla. Some other flavours included Asuki Bean, Chocolate Coconut, Lychee, Guava, Passion Fruit, etc. Not bad to include popular Tropical flavours. The box of mochi ice-cream was wrapped in a foil insulated "Cooler Pack" filled with some dry ice. Such packing prevents the ice-cream from melting within 2 hours at least. There was even a small "How to eat" instructional sheet, to educate customers how to enjoy the best texture and taste of the mochi ice-cream (after taken out from the freezer, allow the mochi ice-cream to thaw for about 5 to 6 minutes in room temperature before eating). After eating all 6 mochi ice-cream, I must say that the mochi skin and flavoured ice-cream combined well to give a unique and delicious taste. I am sure other flavours will taste just as good.

• Food & Beverage 7/10 • Ambience - • Service 6.5/10