Too Much Food » Chains http://eats.pinjing.net Bake. Cook. Eat. Thu, 17 Jun 2010 05:06:26 +0000 en hourly 1 Pinjing Eats Fast Food: Mister Donut http://eats.pinjing.net/2009/10/09/fast-food-mister-donut/ http://eats.pinjing.net/2009/10/09/fast-food-mister-donut/#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:19:11 +0000 Pinjing http://eats.pinjing.net/?p=474 Fast Food: [台中市] Mister Donut (一中街 location, Taichung, Taiwan)
Sigh. Let’s talk, Mister Donut. I want to like you, I really do, but every time I’ve tried one of your cutesy bubbly donuts, I am inevitably disappointed. There are two camps of donut lovers, those who like the fluffy raised donuts and those who like cake donuts. You see, I’m a cake donut girl, through and through; I don’t like my donuts to be light and fluffy. Donuts should be sugary, have a tight and moist crumb, be heavy and hit my stomach like a greasy brick. Give me an old fashioned buttermilk over a Krispy Kreme glazed anyday. If I wanted diet food, I would have ordered a salad.

But Mister Donut, your donuts are neither my beloved cake donuts nor are they the fluffy, yeasted donuts that others like. They’re a chewy, bread-like “QQ” alien hybrid that was tailored to suit the Taiwanese palate. If there is food texture that I dislike more than anything, it’s that “QQ”-ness that my fellow Taiwanese love so much (I’m such an anomaly; someone must have forgotten the “must love anything ‘QQ’ gene when they were putting me together . . .).

Fast Food: [台中市] Mister Donut (一中街 location, Taichung, Taiwan)
But somehow, I keep buying your donuts. Why? Is it because they’re so damn cute? Note to self: stop buying things because they’re cute. Because usually it’s all a deception.

Fast Food: [台中市] Mister Donut (一中街 location, Taichung, Taiwan)
Let me recount a recent trip to Mister Donut (my fourth). See this box of mini donuts? Cute, right? Straight out of the box, they are perfectly round and the frosting is evenly applied; they’re so perfect they look fake!

Fast Food: [台中市] Mister Donut (一中街 location, Taichung, Taiwan)
I hate to disappoint but these weren’t great; too chewy and the frosting’s flavor was quite artificial and waxy. If I wanted bread, I would have bought bread. But I’m not saying they’re bad per se, they just don’t suit my personal taste. If you just happen to like things like mochi, gummies, and anything with that “QQ” texture, then you might like Mr. Donut. But not me.

Mister Donut
Purchased at 一中街 location
台中市北區三民路三段110之1號
04-2225-4883
Locations all over Asia (Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, Philippines, China, Thailand).

Edit: Apparently they do have “cake” donuts, according to their website. Should I go back and try them? Argh! Why do I keep wanting to go back despite being disappointed every single time?

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