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Out & About #281 | Pizza Egg Waffles, Wooffles, and Markville

10/15/2016

 
You can't exactly go wrong with pizza: it's classic comfort food, combining tart tomatoes, stringy cheese, and crisp carbiness in a golden ratio.

But what happens when you try to transcribe those flavours to a completely different format? Pizza buns from Asian bakeries such as Akko, Fauchon, and Bakery Nakamura have long made their debut into the scene, but a more recent addition to the snack world is Toast Delight's Pizza Egg Waffle.
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Reading Week was most definitely not a vacation for me by any means. Hangouts were attempted, but never executed in actuality as a result of the copious assignments and projects that required attention. The inhumane workload had be strapped to my workstation immediately following the Barrie trip, leaving me feeling powerless and, overall, extremely burdened.

My to-do list hadn't been completed even by the end of the strenuous 9-day "Fall Break", but sanity levels would have failed to sustain threshold if I hadn't opted to leave my house and enjoy the very last day of (supposed) liberation.
A last-minute get-together was planned within a record period of time; the route began at Toast Delight for lunch.
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Since my first encounter with their unnecessarily firm chunks of Original and Green Tea Egg Waffles, I didn't think I'd be returning to try their Pizza Egg Waffle (or anything else for that matter). However, images from my social media feeds got the best of me. My curiosity was piqued - there was no turning back.

Toast Delight remains to be a hole-in-the-wall, but have invested in a series of upgrades to heighten overall interest. Ice cream and egg waffle pairings are now available, though I found majority of the flavours to be excruciatingly gimmicky (rose, squid ink, pumpkin spice, etc.) A not-so-lelgible chalkboard menu listing these items was found near the entranceway, while a small monitor revealed a slideshow of customer creations and potential pairings. The menu has even expanded to include Thai ice cream rolls, something that literally sends chills down my spine.
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​We placed our order as the first among three customers, yet oddly enough were the last of several to receive it, and long after the others left the tiny space too.
The Pizza Egg Waffle was presented in a small, white cardboard box bearing a black "Toast Delight" stamp. The concept was intended to be reminiscent of a pizza box. Inside laid a tomato-sauce, sausage, and pepperoni-covered burnt slab containing a minimal amount of cheese. The portion was so small that not even a cheese pull could be performed.

And the item was $10 by itself.
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The owner was kind in that he provided a can of Coca-Cola to us, free of charge. Despite his friendliness though, I couldn't justify the crumbling, saucy mess of an egg waffle.
While utilizing egg waffle batter to form the base of the pizza had yielded a crispy foundation with a slightly sweet finish, the pockets of waffle were incapable of sustaining the applied load of the ingredients above, making for a difficult and disgraceful consumption process.
A plain Pork Floss and Seaweed Egg Waffle was ordered to go, though the concluding remarks were relatively in line with my first impression. Maybe it was a little less firm and a tad more flavourful, but presentation and formula had stayed consistent.
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We roamed Langham Square for a short while after demolishing the burnt, sauce-covered specimen, allowing me to pick up a Sally-themed cleanser from the Missha x LINE Friends limited edition summer collaboration. Shipping fees, in conjunction with the effect of the low Canadian dollar, had prevented me from reaching out to my regular online beauty sites when it first released, so Gogobeauty's 30% off sale was much appreciated.
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The next stop of the day was Wooffles & Cream, where they were introducing Houjicha Soft Serve for the first time on a weekend. I was ecstatic! (Truthfully, I had planned the excursion over witnessing their Instagram announcement.)
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View the full album HERE !
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​"Never judge a book by its cover" - despite this popular phrase, I was immediately captivated by its pleasing outward appearance. The swirls were well-defined, and the hue bordering a fine blend of grey, green, and beige.
But more important was the fact that Wooffles had been able to deliver the same lovely roasted aroma as Tsujiri - not to the same intensity, but within a understandable range given its difference in price tag. The $4.50 cup rendered utmost satisfaction without the need to trek downtown nor spend the following days in the red.
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​Markville was the final destination. We parted ways after deep discussions about DAVIDsTEA - their new Halloween collection is adorable! - and window shopping.
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And I suppose that concludes Reading Week. ​Hello midterms!

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