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Other popular bingsu flavours include strawberry, chocolate, matcha and even paan. But it's the kiwi bingsu that bowls us over. The tartness of the fresh kiwi pieces cuts through the sweetness of the fruit syrup, resulting in a scrumptious, refreshing and light dessert. The perfectly balanced layers of the ice and milk shavings, fresh kiwi fruit pieces and vanilla ice cream with the fruit syrup are a flavour explosion in our mouths. The different textures add to the palatability of this dessert.

Chocolate springs a surprise

Next up, we try the Belgian chocolate gelato panini. To be honest, we were hesitant to taste this dessert, because if desserts that are sweet and savoury, are not made well, it can be a disaster. On the contrary, it turns out to be one of the best desserts on the menu. It comprises a rich and creamy Belgian chocolate gelato in a buttery soft bun, topped with a rich chocolate sauce and crunchy dark chocolate chips. The chocolate panini is not overly sweet either, and the sweet ice cream and the savoury bread work perfectly.

Belgian chocolate panini for Rs 99

We end our dessert fiesta with milkshakes which cost R139. The friendly server recommends the chocolate kitkat shake and the tiramisu coffee shake. Both the cold milkshakes are neither too sweet and too heavy. The former has pieces of KitKat, while the latter tastes like a liquid tiramisu dessert. While we would have liked a stronger coffee flavour in our tiramisu coffee shake, overall, the milkshakes are creamy, flavourful and hit the spot.

While Ice Frost Dessert Café's India's menu also includes shake fries (milkshakes topped with fries), fizzy boba coolers (coolers with tapioca bubbles) and boba teas (teas with tapioca bubbles), they were not yet offered at the Carter Road shop. They are expected to be available in the last week of June. Overall, the brand's first undertaking in India is a welcome change. We only wish they would tweak their desserts to include more natural ingredients and less artificially sweetened syrups.

Mango bingsu

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