"dsi1" > wrote in message
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> On 3/4/2013 8:35 AM, James Silverton wrote:
>>
>> It's a bit OT but Indian sweets are usually over sweet and often fried.
>> I practically never have dessert in Indian restaurants. I don't like
>> Chinese restaurant desserts much either tho' fried bananas are not bad
>> (but I don't think they are really Chinese.)
>>
>
> Most Chinese restaurants don't serve desserts - at least not the ones over
> here. I once had an orange gelatin dessert in the shape of a carp with 2
> baby carps that was beautiful and tasty.
>
> The Chinese restaurant that I like is owned by a pastry chef so they carry
> some cool desserts. My favorite is a soy milk custard which sounds awful
> but is better than any milk based custard I've ever had. I've been trying
> to get the recipe from the guy but he's not spilling the beans. They also
> serve a whacky deconstructed banana split.
>
>
> http://in.5thvillage.com/p/398709578602827299_31302738/

Most here do lychee and of course the fortune cookies but one does a fresh
fruit plate.