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| - Being one of the only establishments in Chinablock that offers vegan fare (namely, the Dragon's Beard candy), I'm a frequent patron here when showing people around this great neighbourhood. I consider this tiny little place a staple - nay, an icon - of Montreal now. Every local has heard of this place and if they haven't, they're missing out.
The counter usually has a couple of dozen loonies and toonies sitting on it to give back as change on a whim when you pay for something. It's unbelievably novel (to me, anyway), amusing, and efficient.
You can watch them make the candy which is a hypnotizing process. Every time I've gone, they've been friendly and seemingly excited about the candy-making process as well as the candy itself. The candy itself is delightful. It melts on your tongue, and tastes like nothing you've tasted before (unless you're a candy hobbyist, maybe). It has happened before, however, where I've bought a box of stale-ish candies that were a little harder than they should have been, but I was still satisfied when ingesting them. It's only $4 for a box of 6. Not exactly pricey.
Dragon's Beard Candy is definitely worth trying out if you're in the neighbourhood.
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