After our meal at A Taste of Egypt we had a wander down the main mall area of Bankstown. Most of the vibrantly coloured shops that I’d walked past a couple of hours earlier were closed while one remained open where we introduced S and In to the concept of a Bubble Milk tea. Having never tried it before they are intrigued by the concept. And of course being Bankstown it’s incredibly cheap at $2.50 per cup. We try a Mango flavoured Bubble Milk tea, it’s mildly Mangoey flavoured and S and In try sucking up their first bubble pearls slurping up 3 or 4 in one go.
Mango Bubble Tea $2.50
We also buy a Pandan waffle with small shards of coconut throughout for the princely sum of $1. It’s not bad at all, moist with a mildish coconutty taste giving it a distinct taste from a regular waffle.
M spies a Lebanese Sweets shop and as these are some of her favourites kinds of sweets we go in. It’s air conditioned to a cold fridge temperature inside and its glass display cabinets house all manner of sweet honeyed treats dusted with green ground pistachios and nuts. I choose a Baklava, not exactly adventurous but always my favourite. My husband declines a sweet as he prefers fruit to pastry and he’s too busy with the Bubble Tea but we also get some deep fried cream filled syrup drenched rolls, a Eish El Boulboul (Bird’s Nest) and a Burma Pistachio.
Baklava $1.30
I take a crunchy syrup soaked bite into the baklava and it’s delicious, and despite the sweetness from the drenching in syrup it never appears too sweet. Even my husband likes this and tries to eat the rest of my piece (no luck!).
Bird’s Nest $1.30 (front) and Burma Pistachio (bacK) $1.30
We try the Bird’s nest, a nuttier, drier version of the Baklava which is delicious as is the Burma Pistachio with it’s centre filling of fresh green pistachios. I’ve had both of these before many times and not been particularly excited but these are in a different league. The pastry is crisp, buttery and aromatic with the slightly caramelised syrup and fresh nuts.
Znoud el sit $1.30
The “spring rolls” as In calls them are of course not spring rolls but rather Znoud el sit, the deep fried filo wrapped creamy cheese filled rolls coated in syrup and sprinkled with a fine dusting of pistachios.
They’re absolutely moreish and exactly the right amount of sweetness. Indeed S immediately requests two more for himself he is so enamoured.
We’ve most certainly had enough now and despite the fact that I want to buy a whole tray of goodies as I know the distance between here and home is so great, I resist. But I have to be pulled out of the shop…
Chehade El Bahsa & Sons Sweets
288 Chapel Road South
Bankstown NSW 2200
Tel: +61 (02) 9796 4818
Open 7 days: 8.30am-10pm, Friday and Saturdays open until 11pm
Huong Viet
43 Bankstown City Plaza
Bankstown NSW 2200
Tel: +61 (02) 9793 9181
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Initially, when I read the title of this post I thought it was one venue you were talking about and I thought “Oh gosh, what a hard-to-remember name”!!
I think spotting any of those ‘featured in the foodies guide’ stickers would be dangerous for me. If I saw one somewhere I wouldn’t be able to resist going in and buying something to eat!
I enjoy the occasional Lebanese type pastry. It’s a struggle in this town though to find something good and fresh. I’ve too often spent too much money (like $4.50) on a piece of baklava, only to find the nuts rancid..and it just ‘oh-so-wrong’. I then get cross with myself!
I know of a place in Melbourne that has some fresh Lebanese pastries, but I’m only there when I catch the train with my girl and meet up with friends for a Max Brenner morning tea and some lunch at Melb Central. We usually do this every 3 months and are long-overdue for another trip. However, I’m not always in the mood for such sweets so whether I buy any or not depends on my mood.
These pastries look fresh..and lovely. You don’t need much though do you, as they’re so rich. My American brother-in-law would enjoy that place, however Bankstown isn’t an easy commute from Naremburn is it?
I can’t believe you didn’t get the Ladies Fingers! I just bought some this morning from Lakemba. Yum!
I love bubble tea, it’s a bargain for $2.50
The sweets look delicious.
Oohh haven’t had baklava in aggess and the Znoud el sit looks tastyyy chheeeseeeeee ^^! Good work defending your piece
bubble tea is so pretty, but it can’t hold a candle to baklava. i would do wild and crazy things for baklava. i’ve not tried the other items, but i suspect that i’d do wild and crazy things for them, too.
Nice cakes. I never heard of bubble tea. Thanks for introducing me to such nice foods I ve never heard of
its interesting
Hi Maria-LOL that would be way too long I think. Wow, that’s a lot for baklava, these ones were only $1.30 a piece. Rancid nuts are hideous and will spoil the enjoyment of any dish.
I’m afraid I am always in the mood for good baklava, it’s probably a good thing that I don’t live near here as I’d probably stop off every day! Unfortunately no, it’s not really nearby at all, although there are supposed to be some really good Lebanese restaurants in Surry Hills which isn’t as far.
Hi Christie-There’s a limit as to how much I can eat and baklava is my weapon of choice and it’s more moist.
Hi Cappucino-It is, I don’t think I’ve ever seen Bubble tea so cheap!
Hi FFichiban-Haha I will defend my square of Baklava to the end!
Hi grace-What exactly would you do for Baklava!?
I’ve made it once and I won’t make it again as I can actually eat a whole lot of it, it’s dangerous. I don’t think I have the sugar regulator where baklava is concerned.
Hi snoooky doodle-You’re welcome, you may be able to find Bubble tea if you have a Chinatown area near you
Yum and Yum! I haven’t tried that cream cheese roll before. Sounds like something I would like though!
Hi Y-I am craving another, that way so good. I had never tried it before!
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