The rage of Singapore's ice cream scene has moved into the Siglap neighborhood and so made it easy for me to grab a pint over a short visit. Ice cream artisans as they call themselves have developed a range of ice creams which more than 6000 people have "liked" on Facebook and probably counting. Mom raved about the Durian ones she tried.
There are 2 - the classic range's D24 but since I had a limited window, I went with the Connoisseur's range of Mao Shan Wang (猫山王) or King of Cat Mountain Durian. The Mao Shan Wang is a stronger durian fragrance and taste over the D24. The latter, when made into ice cream, tended to be sweeter but a little flatter, probably made so by the milk. On its own, the D24 is good, but when the server gave me a lick of the Mao Shan Wang, the choice was obvious.
The King of Cat was way slicker and hit the palate like a swift leopard would. Obviously durian but with a lingering fragrance and taste that I would hazard to say even neutral durian eaters would enjoy. But if you're a beginner, go with the D24 first.
Either way, these are great if you can't get access to the real thing since it's probably going to be as close as you can get.
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