Address: 25 John St, Mississauga ON
Website: n/a
Style: Portuguese, Italian
Price: $$
The Great Zeppola Challenge!!!: chapter 3
I was always under the impression that these guys were an Italian bakery (this was my first trip), so when thinking of my Great Zeppola Challenge and where on earth I can buy all these zeppole, I thought of this place and, seeing as my mom was somewhat/not really in the area (;D), I sent her. And, according to her at least, they were mostly a Portuguese bakery with the usual baked good staples (custard tarts, coconut goodies, etc.), so not sure if it was always like this or it had passed into other hands; however, they had some Italian sweets as well and, most importantly, they had zeppole!
Actually two varies of zeppole. ($2.69) One was a total imitation with strawberries and whipped cream while the other was... well, semi-authentic. Unfortunately, the worker had no clue what these were and said they were blueberry. Everyone was kind of concerned that the zeppola challenge would be a total flop, but it turns out these were the right cherries! Just with Portuguese custard. :/ Taste-wise, though, they ended up being pretty good. The cream in the centre ruined the element of surprise (the mom arranged the challenge so that no one knew except her knew where they came from) with these guys.. well, and so did the custard, but the dough was nice and right, the cherries could be tasted in the filling and the custard -- quite tasty and not gloopy/instant pudding like some places do it -- made this a tad lighter, so it didn't have that incredible heaviness that Longo's, for example, did. So, although the location of this one didn't surprise, the great taste and texture did. Not bad indeed!And actually, even with the custard cream, this place earned its spot on the podium. Congratulations! ;)
The Silver Zeppola-2nd place! The Great Zeppola Challenge 2013-
Rating: **1/2
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