Finally made it to Auburn after our incident last week. Unfortunately this had to be a very rushed tour 'cos of Slokky's soccer. First stop was Auburn Central. This place has the cheapest fruit and veg we can find, as well as a Bakers Delight that is cheaper than the set price everywhere else.
From there we hit the streets, striding very quickly. It was too early for a kebab lunch, (the ones at the corner of Rawson St near Ben Da is highly recommended), and way too early for ice-cream at Mado Cafe, so we stopped off for some Arabic sweets and pastries from Baladna Pastry. There was a huge display of all kinds of pastries, from your basic baklava, to stuff I've never seen before in my various other trips to pastry shops everywhere. We were excited, and pointed to 3 different varieties that looked different. First up, a huge mound of candied pistachios surrounded by a bird's nest. The filling was really hard but I loved the bird's nest. Next up, a filo encased almond filling with a dusting a pistachio on top. This one was a bit plain and boring, the pastry not as good as others I've had. The third piece was two disc of thin pastry, that on order, the guy sandwiched between fresh cream then sprinkled with fresh nuts. Surprisingly, the cream wasn't too sweet or sickly, and went well with the crunchy pastry.
Unfortunately that was all we had time for today, but hey, that means we'll have to come back for a return visit right?
Info
Auburn Central
Cnr Queen St and Harrow Rd
Auburn
Website
Baladna Pastry
150 South Parade
Auburn
Phone 9649 2324
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