Soffiato from Ricciotti

Soffiato from Ricciotti

Warm dark chocolate cake with chocolate chip ice-cream ($8.90++);

No doubt a must-order for chocoholics. The smooth and rich texture of the warm chocolate cake just complement nicely with the ice-cream and the chocolate fudge in the centre core. Although the chocolate doesn't ooze out like the warm chocolate cake from BakerZin, Dan Ryans and Max Brenner. The texture of this is way too good to be compared with the mentioned 3 (unless you fancy the burnt and crispy crust which is lacking in this dessert). If you notice, Soffiato and Tiramisu seems to be the highlights of the cafe as there are so many of them at the top shelf of the cake display. I will definitely bring Yuan back for this dessert and also an excuse to eat their pizza. I simply fall in love with their food... Yum...

Ricciotti Italian Deli & Pastry
20 Upper Circular Road
B1-49/50 The Riverwalk
Singapore 058416
Tel: 6533 9060
http://www.ricciotti.com.sg/

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Riso from Ricciotti

Riso from Ricciotti

Italian rice cream with dark chocolate mousse and edible flowers ($8.60++ each);


Very unique almond after-taste with a cube of chocolate mousse on top of this creation. The outer layer of this white chunk of so-called ice-cream (it doesn't melt) is jelly-like to hold its content and the interior has a taste similar to almond cream (杏仁糊). There is 2 layers of crispy biscuits to complement the ice-cream. However, the biscuits are alittle thin to tell what flavours are but generally, it is unique but not the nicest among the whole lot of desserts we ordered.

Ricciotti Italian Deli & Pastry
20 Upper Circular Road
B1-49/50 The Riverwalk
Singapore 058416
Tel: 6533 9060
http://www.ricciotti.com.sg/

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Morbida

Morbida

"Mouth watering chocolate mousse on base a of supple chocolate sponge"

One thing about Riciotti is that all the desserts are in Italian names and trust me, they all look pretty exquistive and sounds ailen to us. We have no clues of what to order and thus we go for something chocolately to be on the safe side... Morbida is one of the pure chocolate dessert that caught our eye and when it is first served on the table, we just treat is as another chocolate dessert. By the way, the colour of Morbida is a unique light yellowish brown (ochre) which gives us the impression that it is not going to be very rich.

Alright, enough of visual inspection, the texture of the mousse is pretty similar to the chocolate mousse of Ambrosia. Very high chocolate content with a creamy and thick texture. Thus, I have the impression that it is going to be a cylindrical block of chocolate mousse. Little did I realize, well hidden in the core of this dessert is a chocolate shell holding a smooth and glossy dark chocolate. This slimy couverture chocolate really gives as a pleasant surprise as this baby is served cold and with such smooth flowing chocolate coming out from the core... There is only one word to describe... "Wow..."

Anyway, since melted chocolate is very temperamental, I guess either this is rich in cocoa butter or the addition of an additive to decrease viscosity and thereby ensure such consistent flow. There is a slight touch of alcohol in this lovely mixture and I simply got a rush of adrenaline after finishing this. Each slice of Morbida costs $7.80++.

Yuan's comments are as follows,
"From appearance, this cake doesn't even look like a chocolate mousse. My first bite of the morbida was that it just tasted like eating chocolate as it was so rich. My thought was that if this whole dessert was full of this chocolate mousse it would be very heaty and I will get sick of it by the 3rd bite. However i had a pleasant surprise when i worked towards the core of this dessert. As i broke the chocolate in the middle, chocolate ozzed out. This is the sort of effect that typically only warm chocolate cake will have. When you mixed the liquid chocolate and the mousse together the effect is excellent. Somewhat similar to the effect you have when you eat those triple chocolate flavoured ice cream. I would highly recomend this dessert if you are a chocoholic like us."


Ricciotti Italian Deli & Pastry
20 Upper Circular Road
B1-49/50 The Riverwalk
Singapore 058416
Tel: 6533 9060
http://www.ricciotti.com.sg/

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Ricciotti's Tiramisu

Ricciotti's Tiramisu

"mascarpone cheese cake with ladyfinger biscuits, coffee and cocoa"



Yuan has been receiving recommendation of Tiramisu from all over Singapore and it is really a headache to decide where to go. We wanted to go back to Shangri-la yesterday for a slice of tiramisu and we were debating to go Da Paolo since it appears on the 50 best cakes article. In addition, Canele sounds tempting and with all the internet forums I have fished out... My head is not registering any more recommendation.

The same group of people that recommended tiramisu from tcc, suggested Ricciotti, a sister restaurant of Menotti. Alright, dinner and tiramisu at Ricciotti and so be it then...

Viola, this fits what I want. 50% proportion of finger sponge and mascarpone cheese, just like BakerZin. Some differences between the 2,

• Ricciotti has a better presentation since it is round, no uneven edges.
• The finger sponge from BakerZin has a slightly higher alcohol content
• The mascarpone cheese of Ricciotti is very much richer and creamier than BakerZin

But what is the point of comparing when I enjoyed both equally much... Both has its goodness of their own... Anyway, each serving of tiramisu costs $7.80++.

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Yuan's Comments

This tiramisu is one of the best when it comes to mascarpone cheese. The top layer gives you a slightly cheesy feeling rather than creamy. Further the portion of macarpone cheese and layer finger biscuit is just right thus you will not feel as though as you are having a cream cake. The finger biscuit is soft and has this light coffee taste. But alas, this tiramisu has no trace of alcohol. Thus I would still find the one from tcc better, but maybe those that dislike tiramisu with alcohol will love this.
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Ricciotti Italian Deli & Pastry
20 Upper Circular Road
B1-49/50 The Riverwalk
Singapore 058416
Tel: 6533 9060
http://www.ricciotti.com.sg/

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Hot chocolate brewing at Ricciotti...

Hot chocolate brewing at Ricciotti...

Italian Hot Chocolate

"All Ricciotti's chocolates are prepared by melting the finest chocolate and serving them exceptionally thick with frothy milk on the side allowing you to create your own texture"

CLASSIC - S$7.50
"for an authentic flavour - made from a blend of the best cocoa beans from Central America, Africa and Java"
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Fen's comments

Recently, I have been hooked onto chocolate drinks, although I don't drink alot as they are heaty but I enjoy the initial few gulps. As usual, since I have no clues of which alcoholic drink to order, we settled down with a conventional hot chocolate.

This drink seperates the milk and the chocolate, giving you a choice to mix in your preferred proportion. Careful not to add too much milk in a go as it will taste like chocolate milk and this is irreversible. Anyway, we only filled the cup half-way full with milk and I thought it was just right. Simply love it.
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Yuan's Comments

I guess this is the way hot chocolate should be served. Fine chocolate and you decide how much milk you want. No milk equals eating chocolate fondue while excessive milk gives you chocolate milk which you find in the supermarket. So you decide. Thus i guess most readers will find this drink nice.
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Ricciotti Italian Deli & Pastry
20 Upper Circular Road
B1-49/50 The Riverwalk
Singapore 058416
Tel: 6533 9060
http://www.ricciotti.com.sg/

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