Anotai's scones are all I crave these days. It's hard to find scones in Bangkok (or even in California) that are buttery and moist like the one above at Anotai. Most scones are just dry and cakey, even those at top afternoon tea places like The Oriental Hotel.
I love the unique flavorings that Anotai use for their scones too, such as lavender, rose petals, blueberry and prune and zest. The one pictured above is infused with butterfly pea petals--violet colored edible flowers commonly used in Thai food and desserts. It's supposedly good for those with greying hair too. My aunt grows her own butterfly peas organically at home, eats about 10-15 raw petals daily, and her hair magically turned back to black. Cool huh?
Oh, and the accompanying jam is also really uncommon (I have a thing for unique/ weird stuffs, especially when it comes to food flavorings and pairings). It's mulberry jam. I don't even know what mulberries look like. I only know that silk worms eat mulberry leaves...or at least that's what I remembered learning while in primary school. Anyway, this mulberry jam has a pretty complex flavor. Neither very sweet nor tart. It's kind of figgish to me actually.
Together, the buttery scone, the airy whipped cream and the gooey mulberry jam melded together into a mouthful of delight, and did I mention that it's totally 'melt-in-the-mouth'? So divine! (And yes I know the cream is not the traditional devonshire clotted cream, but the scones are so rich that they don't need another layer of richness on them)
I can't write anymore...I'm getting so hungry already after writing this!
Anotai Vegetarian Restaurant
976/17 Soi Rama 9 Hospital
Tel: 02-641-5366
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