Going Bananas At Momofuku Bakery and Milk Bar
Anyone who knows me knows that I’m not a fan of bananas. The only one exception is a well flambéed bananas stuffed in a crepe and topped with a scoop vanilla ice cream. Well, that was the case until Esperanto ruined it for me last month. I tried their flambéed bananas and they were horrendous, leaving me with a major taste aversion for them.
Anyway… One day, I was working from Everyman Espresso, home of the BEST coffee in Manhattan and I started feeling a little hungry. I headed over to Momofuku Bakery and Milk Bar to pick up a pork bun. A must try, if you haven’t already.
I was a little bummed out about some news I received that day and figured a little sugar therapy would cheer me up. What I really wanted was the salty pistachio soft-serve, but that was not available. While pondering what to order, I remembered Amateur Gourmet’s mouthwatering description of Momofuku’s banana cake:
“It’s a beguiling cake: layered in a way you’ve never seen a cake layered. Sure, there’s the cake layer–and the cake itself has an extraordinary texture, almost like a meringue–and then there’s a fudge layer (yes, a whole layer of fudge) and THEN there’s the banana layer, which glows a phosphorescent yellow.”
Pretty convincing to me!
I was a bit reluctant at first, but for some reason I trust AG’s palate. I decided to give the banana cake a try. Holly #@$%^! What did I know? In a split second, my disdain for bananas turned into deistic adoration as I bit into seven layers of comestible heaven; where cake, Gianduja fudge (chocolate-hazelnut), hazelnut crunch and banana cream came together to ignite a fire of delightful sensations. It was magical! The hazelnut crunch was my favorite. It added a crunchy character while seamlessly blending with the rest the cake. This banana cake is now on my list of the best things you can get for $5.00 in NYC.
Thanks to Momofuku, bananas and I are slowly rekindling our romance. I already had two dates with the banana cookie (below) and even envisage a threesome with the banana and green curry bread, as I get more experienced 
By Thrifty Gourmet on February 10, 2009 | 0
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