Eating Through Cerritos (Part 2)

Cerritos, a culturally beautiful and inviting gem in the big area of Los Angeles. A lot of the time I blog about bigger and more drawn to restaurants. This post is about the hidden and very visible gems of Cerritos and its welcoming center for all races. Being of Indian/Asian decent I have seen that not many cities have as much of a diverse population as Cerritos, I believe that this is important to be recognized when so many races are currently being shut down and torn apart.  I believe that food can be a peace keeper and a force of love that tells a story. As you are reading through these many gems of this multi-cultural city, I would like for you to think about how food has made you feel at peace in a world of war and hate. 

Cafe 86
A place to find all things ube in the most creative ways, Cafe 86 uses the amazing ingredient of ube, a purple yam, and makes it a indulgent sweet! The cafe features things such as ube pop tarts, ube flan cupcakes, an ube butter bar, and so much more! The Ube pop tart came with a beautiful dark purple drizzle that tasted like frosting that comes on sugar cookies. The filling is a sugar sweet paste wrapped in a buttery and almost pie like crust. The pop tart did not even need to be warm to melt in your mouth because of its perfect moistness. The ube flan cupcake was unreal and completely unexpected and amazing. As my dad put it, "it tasted like lucky charms marshmallows." It seemed like the cupcake was what a candy store would taste like. The ube butter bar was extremely rich and buttery smooth. It was almost like an ube cheesecake bar. I was amazed by the smooth texture on top of the rough graham cracker  crust.