Meet Fresh is a dessert shop at 113 Meadowland Drive in Somerville, Manukau City, Auckland, part of the Taiwanese chain known for traditional taro and sweet potato sweets, and it holds a 3.9 rating on Google.
Shops like this work from a different pantry than a Western café: taro, sweet potato, red bean, grass jelly and tofu pudding, with texture doing the work that cream and chocolate usually do. Many desserts come hot or cold, and it pays to ask — a warm taro dish or ginger soup makes sense on a chilly evening, while the same base over shaved ice suits summer. Sweetness levels are often adjustable, and the better shops cook their toppings to order so taro balls stay soft and springy rather than sitting in syrup.
For Somerville locals, Meet Fresh puts that kind of after-dinner treat within easy reach.