Best dinky donuts in town
In fact they are better than the best.
Walking along one of my most favourite parts of town, the South Bank in London, I saw the little van parked just past Riverside Wharf (west of Blackfriars). I know it's been there for some time (a few months? a whole year?) and I've always managed to walk past it without slowing my stride.
On this day, the sky was slightly overcast, there was a post-rain chilliness in the air and a light wind was blowing. Aided by the wind, the fragrance of freshly baked donuts wafted across the pathway, bumping lightly on the tall heads of passing tourists and heading right into my tiny nostrils.
My feet carried me, in a zombie-like state, to the little van where a nice lady was scooping a fresh lot of mini-doughnuts out of her large pan. I asked for £2 worth. She smiled and put some in a bag. Now I must state that I'm not a crazy doughnut fan. I usually find them too sweet and give up after having a quarter. But these mini donuts were bite-sized, warm, not too hard, not too soft, and not too sweet. As close to perfect as donuts can get, in my opinion!
A part of me wants this to be the best-kept secret in town but another part of me wants to share it with everyone. For better or worse the second one has won today. As my local vegetable seller in Delhi would say 'Khao to jano' (you will know only when you eat them). If I were you I'd grab them before they are gone.
Walking along one of my most favourite parts of town, the South Bank in London, I saw the little van parked just past Riverside Wharf (west of Blackfriars). I know it's been there for some time (a few months? a whole year?) and I've always managed to walk past it without slowing my stride.
On this day, the sky was slightly overcast, there was a post-rain chilliness in the air and a light wind was blowing. Aided by the wind, the fragrance of freshly baked donuts wafted across the pathway, bumping lightly on the tall heads of passing tourists and heading right into my tiny nostrils.
My feet carried me, in a zombie-like state, to the little van where a nice lady was scooping a fresh lot of mini-doughnuts out of her large pan. I asked for £2 worth. She smiled and put some in a bag. Now I must state that I'm not a crazy doughnut fan. I usually find them too sweet and give up after having a quarter. But these mini donuts were bite-sized, warm, not too hard, not too soft, and not too sweet. As close to perfect as donuts can get, in my opinion!
A part of me wants this to be the best-kept secret in town but another part of me wants to share it with everyone. For better or worse the second one has won today. As my local vegetable seller in Delhi would say 'Khao to jano' (you will know only when you eat them). If I were you I'd grab them before they are gone.
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