Thai "Es-Yen" Coffee and "Cretzel"
at Roots at Ari, Bangkok, Thailand
You've heard of cronuts and crookies, but now it's time to try a cretzel, a sweet croissant-soft pretzel fusion. I visited Roots, a popular cafe in Bangkok's Ari neighborhood to have a cretzel and a glass of "es-yen", a popular type of Thai iced coffee.
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| Thai "Es-Yen" Coffee and "Cretzel" at Roots, Bangkok, Thailand |
In recent years, es-yen has been recognized as a uniquely Thai coffee drink. And let me tell you, in a country as hot and humid as Thailand, people have really come to be crazy for iced coffee!
But I wasn't just here for the coffee, but also to try the cretzel, which was exactly what it sounded like. A soft roll of flaky croissant dough was twisted into the shape of a large soft pretzel, glazed in a sweet, buttery topping, topped with slivers of toasted almonds, and baked to be crispy on the outside and soft and buttery on the inside. It was very sweet, and normally I prefer salty pretzels, but the light croissant texture went really nicely with the sweet toppings. It wasn't anything crazy, but it was tasty, innovative, and nice to have alongside a glass of es-yen coffee.
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| Thai-style "es-yen" coffee |
But I wasn't just here for the coffee, but also to try the cretzel, which was exactly what it sounded like. A soft roll of flaky croissant dough was twisted into the shape of a large soft pretzel, glazed in a sweet, buttery topping, topped with slivers of toasted almonds, and baked to be crispy on the outside and soft and buttery on the inside. It was very sweet, and normally I prefer salty pretzels, but the light croissant texture went really nicely with the sweet toppings. It wasn't anything crazy, but it was tasty, innovative, and nice to have alongside a glass of es-yen coffee.
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| a "cretzel" (croissant + pretzel) with almonds at Roots, Bangkok, Thailand (Ari) |
More unique types of coffee in Southeast Asia
- Thai Iced Coffee by Nana Coffee Roasters, Bangkok, Thailand
- Khmer Iced Coffee with Sugar Cane Juice in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Ipoh White Coffee in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Cà Phê Trung, or Egg Coffee in Hanoi, Vietnam
- O-liang, or traditional Thai iced coffee at Bangkok's historic coffee house
- Amazing Salt Coffee in The Imperial City, Hue, Vietnam
Location
Roots has several branches throughout Bangkok, but I visited Roots at Ari. Roots at Ari is located in Bangkok's Ari neighborhood at 50/2 Phahon Yothin 7, Phaya Thai, Bangkok 10400. The cafe is not far from BTS Ari Station.
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