BORNTOSTANDOUT Nanatopia

BORNTOSTANDOUT Nanatopia — banana, caramel and bread form an eccentric bakery accord spiced with rum, cinnamon and nutmeg; tonka, cypriol and orcanox keep it far from a familiar vanilla dessert.

Profile: Oriental spicy.

Notes: Rum, cinnamon, nutmeg; banana, caramel, bread; tonka, cypriol (nagarmotha), orcanox.

Evolution: rum, cinnamon and nutmeg → banana, caramel and bread accord → tonka, cypriol and orcanox.

Best for: Nanatopia is for an adventurous gourmand with a sense of humor—the person who would choose a strange bakery over a predictable dessert. Its playful excess makes sense at a winter house party, over an eccentric brunch or during a night in with records; the banana-caramel bread accord is deliberately literal and may be too whimsical for classic vanilla lovers.

Origin: South Korea.

Longevity: 8–12 hours.