Tet Temptations

                                 

Date: 15/02/10 
Venue: Sailing Club

Tran Phu, Nha Trang

Due to the Tet festivities CT members found themselves disbanded and somewhat international this week.  Members should be updating on cheesecake from around the world shortly but first we'll begin with something closer to home.

Despite spending a week lounging luxuriously on a beach, one member took time out to see if the cheesecake of Nha Trang could live up to Saigon's high standards.  With this in mind there was really only one place to go - The Sailing Club.

As the founding location of the Sailing Club chain, Nha Trang offers everything that the Sailing Club has become renowned for: exquisite dining overlooking pure white shores and sapphire seas - but is the cheesecake up to par?

With only one cheesecake on the menu the decision was taken from my hands - White Chocolate Cheesecake it is.

Consistency:  Thick and smooth, the spoon slid through the cheese like a hot knife through butter.  Absolutely divine.

Base:  A traditional buttery digestive base.

Presentation:  Carefully prepared with an attractive passion fruit sauce and topped with succulent strawberries.

Taste: The Sailing Club has certainly hit the mark with this cake.  Real white Belgian chocolate, and lots of it, is used to ensure that this cake really does taste of white chocolate, leaving the taste of the cheese barely discernible.  The sharp tang of the passion fruit compliments the rich, sweet taste of the chocolate.  All was going well but one slice really is too much, leaving a CT member feeling rather sick for some time afterwards. 

Verdict:  This is definitely one to share!
A sickly sweet 7/10