"Fairytale" Food

Freshly baked pretzels dusted in a coating of icing sugar. Juicy hotdogs stuffed in a toasted buttered bun. Pillowy cotton candy ravelled around a stick.

Granted, the exhilarating roller coasters and Viking rides in a theme park are the first to be pinpointed when looking at the map of a theme park. The next thing to look out for, though, would definitely be the various snack stalls dotted around the amusement park. 

Tired of the heavily flavoured food that Korea has been known for (kimchi rice, kimchi chicken, seafood kimchi; radish kimchi, kimchi pancake… you get the drift), an overload of sinful and indulgent comfort food was what we expected from Everland. Burgers, hotdogs and popcorn – all the flavours found in most theme parks around the world. Something to be reminiscent of our childhood days where calories were never a problem. Unfortunately, what we found was tragically underwhelming.

 
First up on our list was to check out the Cajun Chicken Burger at the Burger Cafe.

Partnered with a side of popcorn chicken, and a soft drink, the burger patty was disappointingly dry and lacked the juicy taste I had hoped for. The tartness of the pickles completely overshadowed the poorly seasoned chicken patty, leaving us hopeful for some form of flavour in the popcorn chicken. 

Yet another letdown was the popcorn chicken, which sorely missed the crunch that popcorn chicken was supposed to be signature for. 

Next up, we searched high and low for some sweets. High velocity roller coaster rides left our throats parched and craving for a refreshing, cool drink.

Thank goodness, not all were bad. We stumbled upon a delightful little dessert stall that served what looked like a refined version of the ice kachang that we’re so familiar with.

 
Instead of blitzing the chunks of ice, their desserts were based around smoothly shaved ice, before slathering it with a thick fruity sauce. We decided to go with the tried and tested, and ordered the Strawberry Snow Fruit. Topped with a generous ladle of unctuous strawberry puree, this chilly dessert is a definite must have on hot days. There are two ways to consume this dessert. You can either drink it, or mix it up and eat the flavoured ice directly. If only we had this back in Singapore!

Of course, in any theme park there would be ice cream. Korea is famous for their insanely tall ice cream cones, and in Everland, there are three flavours – vanilla, chocolate and a vanilla-chocolate mix. To get the best of both worlds, I strongly suggest getting the vanilla-chocolate mix. The ice cream is smooth and creamy, and the taste is reminiscent of Ikea’s soft serve ice cream. 

With it’s fluffy, cloud-like appearance, Everland’s candyfloss looks like it came from the Land of Unicorns and Pink Elephants. It differs from the usual American style because from afar, it looks like a pink foxtail, instead of the usual, round rabbit bobtail. If you want to avoid the expected sticky mess that comes with eating candyfloss, you can get it in a cup instead of a stick, making it easier for young children to eat it as well.

Being easy to hold and consume, the churros are one of the most popular snacks to get in Everland. However, having not eaten churros before, I was a little hesitant. But after biting into the soft, chewy dough, I threw away what doubts I had. The light and fluffy dough was fried to a perfect golden brown, and was covered in generous amounts of cinnamon sugar. The churros also weren’t cloyingly sweet, making every bite enjoyable even until the end.

In all, we really did enjoy ourselves in Everland even though we didn’t manage to try out all the rides and all the food. One thing we learnt though, was that we should just stick to Kimchi when in Korea. After all, that’s what they make best.

Done by: KIM2CHI

Edited by Joey Lee

Kimberly Ho

Kimberly Fong

Carmen Chia

Kelly-Angel Paulose

Lulu Tay Xin Yi

Pheobe Low