Mei Heong Yuen Dessert 味香园 (Temple Street)

I chose one from the Healthy Paste Category in their menu and the easy choice was peanut paste so as to follow their heritage. Since peanuts is their bread and butter, their peanut paste have to be good. True enough, it's smooth and fragrant. Some folks who have tasted the peanut paste in Hong Kong may find their paste slightly more dilute which is not a bad thing as it will not leave you throat sticky and dying for a cup of tea. 

One observation that tickled me in their dessert menu was this Cantonese phrase called 叫糊吃糊, which directly translates as order paste eat paste but it's a play on the game of mahjong. 叫糊 means calling for the winning card in the game of mahjong. 吃糊 means you got the winning card in the game of mahjong. So if you are a mahjong fan like me, wouldn't you want to 叫糊吃糊 more often? So order the paste man!

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Mei Heong Yuen is one of those dessert stalls that I love going to. Besides their signature hot and cold desserts, I love dropping by for their cakes!

I especially like the Carrot and Pumpkin flavour ($2.20). Both are pretty similar except Pumpkin flavour has the extra touch in sweetness and fragrance. Not to mention, the pretty golden yellow colour makes it looks more appetizing as well!

I tried their Yam Cake ($2.20) this time round but in terms of the texture, I notice the yam cake is harder than the other 2. I think they didn't steam it long enough because the chunks of yam wasn't soft enough as well.

Do try their paste which has the right consistency and really smooth texture! I always enjoy their Black Sesame paste. They also have really nice snow ice dessert perfect for sharing! My favourite would be the Green Tea flavour that comes with sweet red beans drizzled all over.

If you just had your dinner or need a place to rest your feet while at Chinatown, this is a good place to relax and enjoy a good bowl of dessert or hot fluffy carrot/pumpkin cake. =)

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I love shave ice, taiwanese style. The Peanut Shaved Ice is really wonderful. It's ice cold and my favourite way to eat it is to shove a spoonful in my mouth and let it slowly melt on my tongue into a creamy mildly sweet peanutty mess. It comes with rainbow and chocolate sprinkles and I detected condensed milk too. Worth a try and one person can finish the whole thing(at least I did) :)

The mango pomelo sago, yam paste and mango shaved ice here is good too and if you come with friends, you can order and try the different variety:) 

The Walnut Paste (生磨核桃糊) is nice and smooth. The Paste is not too thick and not too watery. Base on some research the benefits for Walnuts are there's a rich source of the omega-3 fat, alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), improve artery function after a high fat meal and may be even more important in a Mediterranean-type diet than olive oil in promoting heart health. So it's good to have more.

Peanut Paste (生磨花生糊) surprisingly there are quite generous in the taste for the Peanut. Some of the benefit of eating Peanuts are protects against age-related cognitive decline (Vitamin B2), helps lower cholesterol levels, lowers risk of heart disease etc



Enjoy your dessert with no worry of unhealthiness :-D

When i first came to know this dessert shop was my friend introduced her friend, who is the owner to me.  That time, it was small and yet cosy and friendly staff and delicious dessert and food.  They even sold some new year goodies when the festival around, and that was really many years ago.  I don't think they are still doing it now.  As years gone by, they have expanded to the next shop for the space.  Recently, they took up one more shop, in total 3 shops linked up for the eaters to sit around.

However, to my disappointment, the last time i just went, the standard dropped really to the bottom.  For me, my usual order is always the mango pomelo dessert.  I was being served, portion was shrink, the color of the mango wasn't fresh, and the cubic of mangoes weren't cut properly.  Last but not the least, the taste was unbearable, it supposed to be sweet and rich.  And lastly, the price has increased from $2.50 to $4.  I can understand that the expenses have increased, moreover, they not only increased the spaces at Chinatown.  They also invested and have branches at Bishan Junction 8, ION basement and etc.  But the most important is that the traditional taste has to be maintained or improve.  I couldn't see any passionate of preparing and serving the food anymore.  More towards earning bucks and bucks. 

It's indeed inspiring when a humble store selling peanuts eventually spawned a successful business specializing in traditional desserts, with one outlet located in a swanky iconic building in Orchard Road, no less.

Though Ion Orchard may be a popular choice for some, I prefer the outlet at Temple Street. Spanning three units, the seating capacity is definitely larger. However, I'm not pleased that the last one recently underwent renovation and installed a few air-con units, making the place too cold to enjoy snow ice. Luckily the temperature in the other two isn't as frigid.

We've tried five snow ice so far, and found them all to be finely shaved, generously portioned and intensely-flavored.

The 绿茶雪花冰 (green tea snow ice $5) came with azuki beans which was a great accompaniment, while the 杏仁芝麻雪花冰 (almond & sesame snow ice $6) was an interesting combo.

The best-tasting ones were 浆罗雪花冰 (chendol snow ice $6) and 花生雪花冰 (peanut snow ice $5), with a somewhat sticky texture. The former was steeped in coconut milk with gula melaka coming separately in a bottle, while the latter was akin to eating iced peanut butter.

The 榴莲雪花冰 (durian snow ice $5) unfortunately was an anti-climax compared with the rest. Drizzled in durian syrup which tasted artificial with nary a hint of the real fruit, the dessert could do so much better if it came with durian puree instead.

The dessert store is good to chill (with snow ice) but absolutely not a place to relax since it's always packed and customers keep stepping in, sometimes needing to wait a while for an empty table. Generally, turnover is pretty fast so getting one isn't an issue. Having only tried the snow ice, it's high time we switch to the viscous gooey traditional pastes next time.

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The Mango and Strawberry Snow Ice from Mei Heong Yuen sure looked appetizing and colourful. Taste wise, the snow ice itself lacked a strong mango or strawberry flavour, tasting rather strongly of milk instead. The mango and strawberry sauce did add more flavour and the staff should consider drizzling more of the syrup over the snow ice. One interesting and commendable thing is the addition of the little mango and strawberry QQ balls. These balls reminded us of caviar. Once we bit into and popped these mini balls, strawberry or mango syrup burst out of the plastic like cover. We wouldn’t mind having more of these QQ balls. They were akin to little surprises popping in our mouths!

Mei Heong Yuen ought to improve on the plating of the snow ice though. The snow ice was served in a very shallow plate which made the eating  process a little difficult. The melting ice and syrup threatened to overflow from the plate, we had to take great care scooping the ice in fear that it’ll topple and spill onto the table as well.

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I have been an avid fan of Mei Heong Yuen Dessert since a couple of years ago and judging by how the branch located at Temple Street has recently expanded to an impressive size of three shop units, business can be seen as been considerably brisk for this humble-looking Chinese dessert store. Serving their signature chilled and hot traditional desserts, one can also opt for their rather large variety of Snow Ice creations or some other simple snacks such as their Pumpkin/ Carrot cakes which are mostly popular for take-aways.

One of their most popular creations, Mei Heong Yuen Dessert’s Mango with Pomelo & Sago is probably one of the best of its own in the local scene. The dessert is an absolute hit with her customers, so much so that one can easily notice an entire table with around four or more of the similar dessert. The Mango puree and bits formed most of the dessert and it had the right amount of relish to create an impressive impression on the tastebuds. The Pomelo bits had a subtle sour taste and they went really well with the Mango puree in some of the spoonfuls. This was compounded by the fact that the dessert was well-chilled and that most of the ordinary flavors remained significant.

The Yam Paste from the shop used to be my favorite but I was quite disappointed with the turnout of the creation during this particular visit. It might have been the absence of oil (or pork lard oil) for the cause of the lack of gastronomical pleasure in this dessert. The creation tasted a little artificial to me though my Mother had commented that the dessert did not really taste too sweet which was why she had rather enjoyed it.

We chose our Egg Pudding to be served without Ginger though I would have felt that it might have resulted in a more exquisite taste despite how well-prepared and delish the dessert already was. The egg custard had a smooth texture and it was sweet to the right precision. I had believed that that the hot temperature could have better brought out the siginificant relish of the creation.

The Green Tea Snow Ice is my favorite item from the extensive menu of Snow Ice creations; the cold dessert was well-shaved with an inherent strong relish of green tea. The red beans did well as an accompaniment (just like most of the time) and as they were not so much of in a form of paste, I would personally feel that the texture of the red beans did well to accompany the shaved ice which melted rather easily in the mouth.

We were rather hesistant when it came to ordering their Cantonese Dumpling, taking into consideration of the many desserts we had already ordered. Giving in to the temptation upon catching a glimpse of the dish ordered by several groups, we were quite glad to have not left out the creation when it had finally arrived on our table.

Steamed to the right doneness, the rice dumpling was adequately stuffed with varying ingredients such as Chinese black mushrooms, generous chunks of pork meat, beans and roasted chestnuts. The most memorable highlight of the creation was that one could easily distinguish the infusion of salted egg yolk within the glutinous rice, which had not only accompanied the other distinctive ingredients well but had also caused the entire dish to be really delectable. I would personally feel that for the affordable price and the  huge serving, Mei Heong Yuen Dessert’s Cantonese Dumpling is worthy of the recommendation should one decide for a variation away from the traditional desserts.

One should not expect anything out of the ambience at all, the lack of any fanciful decoration or elaborate architecture emphasizes the simplicity of the dessert shop that one would solely patronize the place for the sole intention of their desserts or snacks. I noted that the service team from Mei Heong Yuen Dessert seems to have increased in numbers; with a couple of non- Chinese looking servers serving the customers and they were actually able to communicate with the customers to take down our orders and requests. In my opinion, the team could have been a little more friendly but I know that I can’t really say much since this is genuinely a no-frills simple dessert shop. On the other hand, it is quite clear that in order to manage the high volume of customers, the server would work really hard to take our orders and to ensure that our desserts are served promptly to us and I must highlight that there will be no additional service surcharges.

Mei Heong Yuen Dessert has a few other branches elsewhere, the other being notably situated at Ion Orchard which has a decent standard though the venue is even more cramped as compared to this main branch hidden at Temple Street (which in my opinion, serves better food). Mei Heong Yuen Dessert as located at Temple Street, would be one of the very few venues which I would highly recommend should one crave for traditional Chinese desserts or snacks and this popular shop is probably one of my very few favorites thus far.

We had chendol ice shaving and green tea one...Marvellous...One is for $5.50, good for sharing and best eaten during a hot day...Will try other flavours too!see http://sofood.wordpress.com/2011/02/15/iceshaving/ for the pics!

If it wasnt the Mei Heong Yuen peanuts, i wouldnt have notice this dessert Mei Heong Yuen @Temple St.

cny rocks man!

My frene ordered Mango ice with pomelo ($4.00), which one of the hot favourites here. I got a chance to sit facing the kitchen and i see the staffs kept dishing trays and trays of this desserts on metal trays.

The whole dessert is obviously made from REAL FRUITS. thick Mango puree with bite-size mango. And pomelo bits came in at the right time to balance out the sweetness from the mango with a zit.

You can never get sick of it man!  

MY order...

Black sesame and Almond Snow ice ($6.00)

I finished the whole dessert myself even before it melts in the bowl. Yes. i wan to melt them in my mouth!

Good Heavens.. those who like this ying yang combi would have known that both the white side (almond snow ice ) and black (sesame snow ice) have their distinctive fragrance and when they combine, they just complement. And here, they are really good at controlling their fire when they cook the paste. Their original fragrance are retained even when i'm having this dessert cold.

Thumbs up!

Here, they respect de original flavour of the ingredients. Any additiional sweetening like coconut syrup or honey is added by customers themselves. I believe this shld be the spirit. Respecting the ingredients.

This is now my fav dessert store in sg. I'll definitely return to try their peanut or walnut paste etc. LOVE IT!!! <3

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