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There’s nothing quite like cracking the perfect crust of crème brûlée. It makes you wonder why more of our food items aren’t covered with a fine sugar coating and torched to a delicious crisp. Like many of our menu items, the Lemongrass Crème Brûlée at Rodan! is a classic dish with an unexpected (and under-the-Asian-influence) twist. 

Eschewing the traditional vanilla or lemon custard flavor, lemongrass has a distinct-yet-subtle citrus flavor that makes it an herbal staple in Asian cuisine. Check out the tiny shot glass sitting next to your ramekin of delicious brûlée: We’ve combined sambal (a spicy chili mash) with tapioca (somehow both American as Apple Pie and traditional Filipino flavor).

So here’s our suggested steps to a perfect bite:

1. Fully participate in the joy of caramelized sugar by cracking the top of Lemongrass Creme Brulee with provided demi spoon. Experience transcendent feeling of bliss as you become one with all crème brûlée consumers along the Continuum of Crème Brûlée.
2. Dip demi spoon into sambal and tapioca pairing. Your flavor ratio should be around 20% sambal, 80% tapioca. Unless you’re into heat, in which case, equal parts will serve you well. 
3. The utensil, with your preferred degree of seasoning, should submerge into ramekin of delicious to scoop up a heaping demi spoon of the caramelized custard-concoction. 
4. What are you waiting for?! Put it in your mouth!