Reader Bites: Ube bismark at Somethin’ Sweet Donuts
This squat, plump treat is a platonic ideal for a doughnut; it’s a little larger than an apple; it’s sugary but not overwhelmingly so; its light, downy pastry functions as a terrific sheath to the thick ube filling. The ube bismark at Albany Park's Somethin' Sweet Donuts is a delightfully unexpected treat. The doughnut is larger than an apple, sugary but not overwhelmingly so, and its light, downy pastry is a wonderful sheath to the thick ube filling. The filling contrasts with other ingredients, highlighting the contrast between the flavors of both ube and matcha. The founding owners, Jim and Ling Chao, draw from their Chinese and Cambodian heritage to their work. The shop's colorful interior allows for large crowds and occasional customers.
Publicerad : 11 månader sedan förbi Leor Galil i Lifestyle
Look, I understand the idiom “shock of” signifies an unpleasant kind of surprise. I also want to preface this review by explicitly saying everything about the ube bismark from Albany Park’s Somethin’ Sweet Donuts is appealing. This squat, plump treat is a platonic ideal for a doughnut; it’s a little larger than an apple; it’s sugary but not overwhelmingly so; its light, downy pastry functions as a terrific sheath to the thick ube filling.
That filling is a delightful shock. Whenever I’ve reached the center of this doughnut, either through hearty bites or after my wife has split one into two halves to share, the dense ube sits in great contrast to every other ingredient—hell, to anything else in my field of vision. The dark purple exudes an elegant richness and suggests I’ve never known a color quite as warm and voluptuous as this. In truth, I’m familiar with ube, the purple yam from Southeast Asia, which I’ve usually come across in Filipino bakeries.
Somethin’ Sweet’s founding owners, Jim and Ling Chao, draw from their Chinese and Cambodian heritage in their work. They opened Somethin’ Sweet along a busy stretch of Kedzie Avenue in 2012. The shop’s colorful interior has a lot of room for crowds of customers, which I’ve only encountered on Pączki Day; I’ve rarely been the only customer whenever I’ve stopped in, and I’ve never had to wait long to walk out with a treat or two.
I tend to pick up a matcha bismark along with an ube one. Both hit the spot, but the ube bismark has a subtle savory complexity that edges out the matcha doughnut as my favorite. The ube’s lightly glazed exterior provides a nice complementary touch to the ube’s denseness, and the pastry easily gives way under the pressure of my bite to ensure I can experience every flavor inside at once. Whenever I finish the ube doughnut, I usually want another. I’m shocked I’ve yet to buy more than one per visit.
Ämnen: Food & Drink