‘Like a piece of art you can eat’: Trendy vegetarian restaurant makes vegan dessert look like a pot plant
- Vegan dessert that resembles a pot plant is being sold at a vegetarian restaurant
- The potted dessert is ice-cream based and topped with crunchy soil and a plant
- The cheap $7 dessert tastes of a combination of caramel, chocolate and coffee
A vegan dessert that resembles a pot plant is being sold at a trendy vegetarian restaurant.
Doko Demo V, in Miami, on the Gold Coast, is selling the potted ice-cream based dessert, topped with crunchy soil that 'melts in your mouth'.
But at first glance the tempting treat looks exactly like an edible homegrown herb or or a flower shoot.
'It's like a piece of art. Everyone who wants to eat it wants to take a photo first, maybe for five or ten minutes,' restaurant co-owner and chef Jared Peck told 9News.
A vegan dessert that resembles a pot plant is being sold at a trendy vegetarian restaurant
The $7 dessert's ice-cream tastes of a combination of chocolate, caramel and coffee flavours.
But Mr Peck would not reveal his secret as to how he made the dessert's crunchy soil look so realistic.
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The creative idea came to life after Mr Peck and his partner Vivian Wu went to Taiwan and were inspired by the unique dishes on offer.
The pair combined their inspiration with Ms Wu's love of plants to create a dessert that resembles a pot plant.
Mr Peck said the dessert idea was carefully thought out, taking about two weeks to 'get it right'.
The affordable $7 dessert's ice cream tastes of a combination of chocolate, caramel and coffee flavours
'We played around with ten to 15 different dessert flavours ... until we got it perfect,' he said.
While many may confuse the clever dessert as a table decoration at first glance, Mr Peck said it's been a hit with customers ever since.
