They were selling snacks and sweets for the Diwali event in the Little India shopping plaza. As we were quite curious about the snacks, we opted to get a few "for the road"...
The brand was called "Baps Shayona" which hails from Chino Hills. Each and every item was vegetarian, and all food is prepared in accordance to their religious beliefs and practices (it's mentioned on each label). This table had various sweets made with cashews, almonds, figs, or dates. They were like the sweets we had a Surati for D's bday outing, except each container only held one variety. Most of the sweets were $7 or $7.50. The folks working the table were so very helpful and patient with our questions. I only wished that the sweets were sold as "assortments" rather than thirty pieces for each package, so we could have some variety.
The watermelon shaped and colored one was quite attractive.
These were bags of fried noodles and interestingly shaped chips and such, along with nuts and peas. These were about $4 or $5 each. We ended up not getting any of these.
D got the plain "papdi" chips (the others had garam masala spice on them), made out of gram flour. The texture was not really crisp and crunchy, which we were expecting. The flavor was plain. The gentleman at the table said most people eat them plain and drink tea with the snacks.
These were the Kaju Pista (Cashew Pistachio) rolls. Out of the three items bought by D, this was our favorite. Not too sweet, but sweet enough to satisfy our cravings.
These bits here were called "Khari" and were basically rectangles of puff pastry. The man thought we would want the spiced ones, but we preferred the plain. Again, he said these were eaten while taking tea.
More of the papdi package. The chips were oddly shaped and were wierdly soft and powdery tasting. Not so good, or at least, we were not accustomed to the texture and taste.
KD reported that her daughter and husband did not like any of the snacks, while Bert and TC liked the kaju pista rolls. My second favorite were the puff pastries. They weren't sweetened, but something about the way puff pastry melts in your mouth is appealing to me.
Our original plan was to go to this chocolatier located in Mira Mesa. We passed by the Green Flash Brewery on our way. Note to self - must take Bert here next time for their tour and beer samples!
Unless the address on our gps was wrong, there were no signs of David Bacco Chocolatier which was supposed to be in this industrial/office looking building. The doors were locked and the side doors as well. So....we moved on to my Plan B, which was dessert down in Chula Vista.
Dammit! Closed! But was this really the place? I tried calling the number on the website, but only an answering machine picked up. Oh well, maybe next time!
Election signs near the Sorrento exit to the 805.
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Up next, a place that was actually open! Onward to dessert!
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