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Mini donuts!
Another addition to the world of mini delectables, this three week old Indonesian sweets booth shares a spot with Java Village via a sidewalk walk up and serves up mini green donuts. The donuts are made with pandan, a tropical plant widely used in Southeast asian cooking.
According to Wikipedia:
The characteristic aroma of pandan is caused by the aroma compound 2-​acetyl-​1-​pyrroline, which also gives white bread, jasmine rice and basmati rice (as well as bread flowers Vallaris glabra) their typical smell.[3] Bottled pandan extract is also available in shops; it often contains green food coloring. The leaves also have a repellent effect on cockroaches.[4]
Interesting note about the repellant attribute. Anyway, yes the little donuts are green when you bite into it. Steve, the owner, offered a sample while I was standing there mesmerized by the display of assorted minis. The plain donut tasted like the crullers that often accompany congee. Sweet and fried, brown on the outside, green on the inside. It works in mini doses. The plain one was plenty sweet– I couldn’t eat the sugar enhanced items, pretty as they are– but that said, they’re not as sweet as Crumbs cupcakes (which is all «want some flour with your sugar?» gross. yea no, I am not a fan of Crumbs). It’s hard to not want to buy every flavor. They’re so cute! But if you had a party, housewarming, or hey it’s wednesday event, you’d be justified.
They also sell bubble tea here. I tried the taro flavor, which is what I usually get at bubble tea spots. Extra sweet and the tapioca balls weren’t too fresh.
They wil be releasing additional donut flavors in the future, so definitely give it a shot. Say hi to Steve.