Could pandan be the next big thing in the US?
Some New Yorkers tried it for the first time by chowing down on some pandan chiffon cake — even pairing it with kaya — and were blown away by its flavour.
Their reactions were captured in a video posted to TikTok on Wednesday (Sept 9) by Singapore Social, a New York restaurant which serves Singaporean fare alongside dishes from Malaysia and Indonesia.
In an effort to promote the restaurant, its employees went around Washington Park with trays of pandan chiffon cake and kaya for people to sample, describing it to be “like Southeast Asian vanilla”.
They also encouraged people to dip the chiffon cake in the kaya during the taste test.
One New Yorker shown in the 1.5-minute clip was extremely excited upon seeing the dessert, saying: “I went to Singapore last year. It was so good, I had this exact thing.”
As they tasted the pandan chiffon cake on its own and with the kaya, these park goers had varying reactions.
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