Then there is the other asia: I've always found Indian deserts to be even more over-the-top in their cloying sweetness than their American counterparts. I don't see how people can eat them. On the other hand, Indian cuisine seems to be the only one that can prepare cauliflower worth a damn.

In the desert department, I'm partial to mochi balls with a dab of sweet bean paste. Mmmm....

heh, ain't that the truth? Indian cauliflower yum. I like some of the indian sticky sweets, but usually the ones involving cold rosewater syrup somehow, like the bland, moist dough balls in flowery cold syrup. Somehow refreshing despite the sticky sweetness.