Sunday, July 31, 2011

Meet fresh

Meet fresh. A strange name to approach, I don't really mean to spoil things but nothing about this shop is neither meaty or fresh. I don't fully understand it's name but I think it's meant to be a taiwanese pun of some sort. Moving on :)


With the recent boom of quick-stop drink shops CHATIME and Easy Way it would be no surprise that more of these types of shops would move in. You could say meet fresh is more refined but the principles are the same. All food is pre-prepared and scooped out of buckets to serve, despite what the name of the shop says nothing except the shaved ice is fresh if that counts.



Here you can order a wide variations on crushed ice and syrup. Several chewy , subtly flavoured but very colourful taro and sweet potato starch balls with more starchy pearls depending on what you order. Other items on the menu include cold and hot drinks such as pearl milk tea.

Always expect a line around normal meal times. The wait is not justified by the quality or price of the food although it is quite refreshing. It's a great treat to have during summer especially during those sticky summer nights and it's a nice change from those heavy creamy western flavours of vanilla and chocolate.