Assorted Fruits Sandwich Swee Heng Bakery has been on a roll recently; while the brand has made its presence and is well-known for being a neighbourhood bakery that serves the masses well with its reasonably-priced breads and cakes, the brand has been making attempts to appeal to the hipster crowd. Swee Heng Bakery had first introduced their CROLO by Swee Heng concept which has first launched in 2022; the concept being centred around croissant sandwiches. Diversifying their portfolio of such concepts even further, Swee Heng Bakery has launched yet another new concept — sãn•wich concept sandwiches by Swee Heng, which had opened its doors in 2023 at Lot One Shopper’s Mall. Much like CROLO by Swee Heng, sãn•wich concept sandwiches by Swee Heng very much focuses on one general rule of offering — Japanese-inspired Sandos. Offering a range of savoury and sweet Sandos, the Sandos from sãn•wich concept sandwiches by Swee Heng features breads of multiple colours — all of which being naturally flavoured. Their range of savoury Sandos includes Sandos that features elements like Grilled Chicken, Chicken Vienna Sausage, Tuna etc., while the sweet Sandos typically would consist of elements including cake and fruits.
It was or too difficult for us to consider which Sando are we intending to go for — after all, we had just finished lunch at a separate location and was looking to go for something sweet at sãn•wich concept sandwiches by Swee Heng. Needless to say, we found ourselves zooming in to their sweet Sando offerings, and opted for the Assorted Fruits Sandwich. The Assorted Fruits Sandwich comes with white bread as what we would have expected, as well as other elements such as that of pastry cream and an assortment of fruits comprising of kiwi, strawberry and peach. Taking a bite into the Sando, it is pretty impossible to keep each bite neat; considering how much pastry cream is being layered in between the bread, there is a tendency for the fruits embedded within to shift around. We found the kiwi and strawberry to be elements that are to our liking; these were zingy and zippy — provides a refreshing burst of flavours to the otherwise mildly sweet pastry cream, while the peach included was similar to that of canned peach that comes all sweet having been soaked in syrup, which is sweet and juicy as one chews upon it. We had never understood how fruit Sandos are a thing but sãn•wich concept sandwiches by Swee Heng does a great job integrating the plain bread and the fruits together by inserting a fluffy sponge cake layer in between — one that bore a similar to texture to the bread so it brings the fruits, cream and bread together with a mildly sweet note that compliments all the other elements in here.
As much as we would like to say that Swee Heng Bakery is a commercial establishment with its scale these days, one thing still remains pretty true for its concepts like sãn•wich concept sandwiches by Swee Heng and CROLO by Swee Heng; these concepts bridges the consumer gap between the average consumer, and establishments that are serving such items as artisanal fare. The existence of concepts such as CROLO by Swee Heng and sãn•wich concept sandwiches by Swee Heng is to bring such trendy items to the wider public — this also means that sãn•wich concept sandwiches by Swee Heng and CROLO by Swee Heng is able to somewhat recreate such dishes within its means, all that while switching up some of the elements to effectively bring down the price point to make such fare affordable to the average consumer. We were actually pretty surprised by how much the Assorted Fruits Sandwich is going for at sãn•wich concept sandwiches by Swee Heng — the item is only going for $3.20, while most of its other savoury sandwiches are priced in the same price range as well. Whilst we have not tried any of such Sandos from artisanal establishments thus far (it is just difficult to part with that sort of money that they are charging for dessert Sandos, although yes, we know its all about the fruits and the cream), we do find that the quality of the Assorted Fruits Sandwich at sãn•wich concept sandwiches by Swee Heng is pretty well-with the price it calls for. We would not probably say that it is worth making a special trip to sãn•wich concept sandwiches by Swee Heng to check out their Sandos — Lot One Shopper’s Mall is a little too far west for some, but knowing how Swee Heng Bakery works, the sãn•wich concept sandwiches by Swee Heng concept is likely to further expand into a few other locations; probably worth a try by then!
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