I bought this having no idea what it was but thinking it would be like individually packaged mango puddings.
Having opened the box, I see that is not what this is. I did a quick google and it looks like it's more like dessert soup? So I just portion it out into bowls? And there is doughnut type things floating inside? |
hah yes the actual dessert is the "floaty things". It's a milk-based product (paneer/cheese) that is cooked in sweet milk. If you're serving for dessert, you would put 1-2 in each bowl and add some of the sweet liquid. Garnish with crushed almonds or saffron if you want to be fancy. |
Which Costco has this? |
Chantilly Costco. My quick google search said that Sterling also carries it.
Thanks 17:03! |
Costco had a mango sticky rice dessert that was soooo good. Really dangerous for my diet -- wondering if that's back.
And so long as we are talking about Asian-style desserts at Costco...a Pakistani friend turned me on to the southeast Asian-style popsicles that Costco sells. These are super delicious, especially the one that tastes like chai. |
The malai is a spongy round thing made from cheese. Because it's porous, it absorbs some of the sauce (that is the ras) and its flavor.
It's honestly not my favorite dessert, but a lot of people really like it. |
Kulfi. |
They are so good! But they are South Asian. Which Costco has them? |
So the liquid thing is milk/cream based, and you take a little bit with each bite of the spongy solid thing ( using a desert spoon). The problem with the frozen Costco desert ( because normally it is not eaten frozen or served frozen) is that it needs to be thawed until slightly cool or room temp. Also, I would recommend freshly made ras malai ( regular is much better than mango, imo)at a good Indian sweets store or even a good restaurant. |
I’ve seen them at Wheaton and Gaithersburg and possibly largo and arundel too. |
Ras malai or rossomalai is a dessert originating from the eastern regions of the Indian subcontinent , possibly Bengal . The name ras malai is the Hindi cognate of Bengali: rosh, meaning "juice", and molai , meaning "cream". It has been described as "a rich cheesecake without a crust". This is pasted from my Google search. I am of Indian origin but could not describe it better. The Bengali sweets are amazing and there is a huge selection at any good Indian sweet store. The other popular sweets in this class are rasgulla, ras malai, malai sandwich ( not really a sandwich ) and many more. Unfortunately the Costco one is not the best for this desert. |