![]() So if you’re in the area, check it out.ĥ81 Massachusetts Ave., Central Square, Cambridge, 61. They have limited options, which saves you from choice paralysis, and a quality product. But hear me out: Paris Baguette’s matcha doughnuts are particularly notable because they are dusted with matcha powder, so they actually taste like real matcha. They always carry sugar and matcha mochi doughnuts, and the other two flavors change seasonally.īefore you e-mail me, I know, I know - Cambridge is not Boston. Here’s what he does know: All of the North American Paris Baguettes use the same mix, and they have four flavors. The company formulates its recipes in South Korea and distributes the mix to each franchise location. But their texture is satisfyingly light.Īs I mentioned before, Oh makes the doughnuts but doesn’t know what’s in them. According to assistant general manager Oh, they only account for 5 to 10 percent of sales. It doesn’t specialize in mochi doughnuts. Paris Baguette, the bakery just outside of Korean market H-Mart in Central Square, has a lot of different pastries. Neighborhood Donut Society can be a little hard to track down, but watch its Instagram for new flavors and pop-ups (most frequently in Tokava in Jamaica Plain and MacaBoston in Somerville’s Bow Market).įor pop-up/preorder information, go to Best for the indecisive: Paris Baguette If you’re into cereal-topped doughnuts, the Thai iced tea with fruity crunch is the one to order. “I am able to use different toppings and do different things with them.”įrom drink-inspired doughnuts like “dirty chai” to her twist on a black sesame mochi doughnut (more savory than your average doughnut), these are worth a try. And I’ll see things, and I’m like, ‘Oh, let’s try this! Let’s do strawberry basil,’” she said. They’re like a cross between the fruity Japanese candy Hi-Chew and a doughnut.Ĭlaiborne says running a pop-up with preorders and not a brick-and-mortar store allows her to experiment and do more flavor combinations than she otherwise would. Neighborhood Donut Society’s doughnuts (like the ones at Coco Leaf) are shaped like traditional American doughnuts, and they’re super dense. Note: The Dorchester location will be closed until the end of the month for renovations, but it will be back in September with new Vietnamese street food items such as papaya salad with beef liver and fried chicken.ġ480 Dorchester Ave., Dorchester, 61, and 305 Newbury St., Back Bay, 85. But it works - an evocation of the bouncy texture known as QQ, found in boba and other chewy Asian desserts. (The matcha was great!) They’re made with a glutinous rice flour base, which makes them chewier than most other mochi doughnuts. The doughnuts are topped in a white chocolate glaze and coated in Oreo crumble, matcha, or Fruity Pebbles. Because mochi doughnuts are so labor intensive, said Om, Coco Leaf makes only a couple dozen of them, and they usually sell out in two hours. The doughnuts here look like traditional American-style doughnuts, and they are in limited supply. ![]() “Then they bite into it and it’s like a marshmallow-y, gooey texture.” “We had to warn them about the texture before they tried it, because they’d see a doughnut, and they’re expecting a traditional cake doughnut,” said Somath Om, one of the co-owners. Here’s what you need to know about each one. In the name of journalism, I sampled 26 mochi doughnuts at seven outlets around town. The flavor of mochi doughnuts largely comes from the icing, but the balance between icing and doughnut should be such that you can taste both. ![]() The icing has hardened on the top, and you can pull apart each of the eight balls with ease. To me, the ideal mochi doughnut is chewy and has consistent structural integrity. ![]() Even if I could give it to you, I have no idea.” Most couldn’t tell me what is in their doughnuts.Īs Will Oh, assistant general manager at Paris Baguette, said of their recipe: “It’s very confidential. In my quest for Boston’s best mochi doughnut, I talked to general managers, cashiers, and owners. In Boston, some mochi doughnut vendors belong to chains that use proprietary mixes that probably contain at least a little bit of both - at least, I think. Mochi Dough doughnuts are (top, left to right) Oreo, taro, and glazed, and (bottom, left to right) churro, strawberry, and Fruity Pebbles. ![]()
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