5 places to find Bangkok’s marian plum desserts before they’re gone

March means many bakeries selling marian plum treats. With a harvest season that only lasts a few weeks, here are a few options to finding this fleeting fruit also known as mayongchid.

Chutie is Baking

Chutima “Ae” Bovonratanachote from Sweet Pista just recently opened her new baking lab at Charoen 43. Among those sweet bites is her mayongchid tartlet (THB195), a mouthful of the rare seasonal fruit sold one time a year. Ae places a generous portion of mayongchid atop the tartlet, caramelizes some slices in Cointreau, and then stuffs them inside. 

1107/2 Charoenkrung Road. 10am-6pm, Tue-Sun 

Drop by Dough

Yes, they are selling special donuts, again. But this time, they’re mayongchid donuts with mango cream cheese (THB145) — arguably the best combination of Thai fruits in one go. They stuff decadent mango jam with cream cheese, add crumbles, and top it off with mayongchid slices. Perfect for this summer heat. 

Drop by Dough (all branches); Line @dropbydough.

Ba Hao Tian Mi

Chinatown’s dessert specialists never stop churning out creativity when it comes to seasonal puddings. Order their wobbly, jiggling cheese pie pudding topped with crunchy crumble bits and those fresh mayongchid slices.

 Ba Hao Tian Mi (all branches), 097-995-4543. 

The Rolling Pinn

Set aside calorie counting because this mayongchid cheese pie (THB180) is the mother of all guilty pleasures. Indulge in this decadent dessert where multilayering marian plums are met with a fresh, tangy cream cheese. If that isn’t enough to pacify your mayongchid desire, it also comes with citrusy mayongchid sauce to splash on it.  

Instagram: therollingpinn, Line: @therollingpinn, 061-428-4555

Huus of Bread

After blessing Bangkok with its “sho-nuts” creations, this Japanese-Scandinavian bakery is whipping out a mayongchid cheese pie jar (THB220) packed with three layers of housemade crumbles, mildly sweet and tender cream cheese, and whole mayongchid topped with their homemade tangy marian plum sauce.

107 Rama IV Road. 10am-5:30pm, Tue-Sun. Order via Line @hussofbread.

This story originally appeared in BK.