In Dr Simon Chan’s course on worship, he always said this: "Maintain the paradox.." and he refers to the characteristics of God and the way we do church.. I.e., God is love, but He is also Holy; God is a ‘nice’ God, but there is such a thing as righteous anger!  Talking about paradoxes… I went to Cafe Pralet with Cgull and YL…

 

Three people (Cgull,YL,M) share three cakes… That’s the way it should be! If you like your cakes light, and not too sweet, you must come here… A little quaint cafe hiding in the middle of tiong bahru… In the middle of several blocks of low-rise flats, pretty quiet.. Nobody would think of finding this little ‘rose among thorns’! I mean, right opposite is a temple, and next door is this mega outdoor seafood czhe char stall! Weird… 

Cafe Pralet - A place full of paradoxes (I feel!)

 The location is one example. Next is the ambience.. Once you step in, you get this homey feel..  Yet, the layout and furniture says otherwise.. The cakes taste homemade (contributed by the mildness in terms of sweetness and flavour), yet, they are presented quite professionally.. Now, the toilet. It smells homey.. Yiling  describes it as having a ‘potpourri’ scent; not too strong, just pleasant.. BUT, the look of the toilet is very hotel/resort.. (The sink’s fully glass and it’s got pebbles around, and the tap is very atas.. haha..

When I got to the counter to see the cakes.. Boy, my eyes shifted to the breads! (Mom and I love eating bread..) Something caught my attention immediately.. This three-toned loaf.. Looked like those $1 Wall’s icecream bread, which I really can’t stand.. Well, this one had to be different! (haha.. it was $3.50 - it better be.) Called "Beetroot, Carrot, and Spinach". Wow.. all three swirled together in a loaf? For real? I hope I won’t have to put icecream in between the slices man! Anyway, I thought i’d buy back for my mum.. And I did! Before I move on, let me say, this bread is full of paradoxes too! :S hmmm.. haha but here goes:

Savoury | Sweet
The spinach gives that savoury kick, and the beetroot adds a tinge of sweetness. The carrot is a bit of both.. The nice thing about this is, the flavours of all three blend quite interestingly together… It’s not overwhelming, neither is it so mild, it’s just right. There’s no distinct aroma but when you bite into it, there’s just this nice aftertaste that disappears really quickly.. I wished it didn’t, though! :S But it doen’t matter.. I think I’m intrigued enough by the colour and the blend of flavours!

Light and fluffy | Chewy and ‘Solid’
Being soft, it just feels great biting into.. Plus, it’s so brightly-coloured! Seriously like candy floss, you know? ", It’s weird.. but… i can’t say it better! :S I LOVE chewy breads that is at the same time light and fluffy.. And this one just nailed it! So hard to find such combinations… In other shops,while their bread may be chewy, it is also doughy… yuck! Stick to your teeth..Like eating dough lah - after you put it into your mouth, your saliva will churn it back to pre-baking state of dough! haha.. Good. Try it.. No regrets.. $3.50 only.. Ask them to slice it THICK! Mmm… 

It’s so good, you must eat it on its own…

Toast it if you want, but generally, it’s good like that too.. BUT PLEASE don’t spread anything on it!! Not even butter! Cos you’re gonna miss that subtle, ‘unassuming’, flavour and aftertaste! This morning, my mum didn’t know… she ate it with peanut butter… she thought i’d buy her the ice-cream man’s bread!!!! ARGH…. what a waste! Haha.. How can you bear to spread peanut butter on this! No way…. 

Cafe Pralet
17 Eng Hoon St, Eng Hoon Mansion
Closes at 9.30pm

 Nice place for hi-tea.. chill alone. or with one or two good friends! ",
They’ve also got weekend breakfast specials, hi-tea sets, pastas and some local sel

Too good to be true?? Well, maybe! haha..! I try to present it just as I have experienced it BUT… i’m also practising writing ahhaha.. :S

Anyways… cya! I shall be drowning myself in John Piper Wisdom these few weeks! Just bought ‘Desiring God’! I was amazed at how THICK IT IS when I saw it at SKS… almost didn’t buy it.. thicker than my bible can?? haha.. but the words bigger lah…