Sweets arenā€™t just for kidsā€¦ adults are just better at pretending they donā€™t need them šŸ˜„

In Thailand, desserts are a whole separate story for me.
Local traditional sweets might feel a bit unusual at first, but I actually like them more ā€” theyā€™re often made from natural ingredients and not overloaded with sugar.

But Thailand is full of tourists, especially from Europe, so many places try to adapt and offer more ā€œfamiliarā€ desserts.

Today, we decided to give one of those places a chanceā€¦ although honestly, I already knew how it would end.

First Impressions

Visually ā€” everything looks amazing.

Huge variety, bright colors, perfect shapes. What I managed to shoot on my phone is just a small part of what they had.
They even sell mini versions of cakes ā€” something I rarely saw back home.

Fresh fruits, neat presentation, everything looks premium.

And thatā€™s pretty much where the good part ends.

A Bit of Context

Back in the day, I used to be really into baking.
Iā€™ve made more than a thousand different cake recipes ā€” not professionally, just as a hobby.

So for me, the most important thing has never been how a dessert looksā€¦ itā€™s how it tastes.

The Reality Check

Modern pastry industry relies heavily on:

  • artificial flavors

  • colorings

  • preservatives

And you can feel it almost instantly.

On top of that, Thailand has its own limitations.
Traditionally, locals worked with rice-based dough, not wheat. Good flour here is expensive, hard to store in this climate, and often imported.

And it shows.

The Taste Test

We picked a trendy dessert with so-called ā€œDubai chocolateā€.

Big mistake.

The taste? Just sugar overload.
Not rich, not deep ā€” just aggressively sweet to the point where it kills everything else.

That ā€œDubai chocolateā€? Only in the name.
The green filling inside lookedā€¦ suspicious at best and had nothing in common with the real thing.

Iā€™ve tried authentic handmade Dubai chocolate before ā€” and trust me, this wasnā€™t even close.

Final Thoughts

If youā€™re not too picky, you might still enjoy something here with a coffee or tea.
Better stick to desserts with real fruit ā€” at least those are harder to mess up.

But honestly?
Iā€™d rather just walk past.

Right now, I only know one small place in Pattaya that makes proper homemade cakes in limited batches ā€” and thatā€™s where I go when I actually want something sweet.

Enjoy your foodā€¦ and choose wisely šŸ˜„

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