September 29, 2006
一幸庵 (IKKO-AN)
わらびもち、３３０円。栗蒸し羊羹、３３０円。
Warabi-mochi and steamed chestnut youkan(sweet bean jelly cake). Seems like a popular Japanese sweet shop. First impression - very expensive. But I was soon blown away by the elegant taste. Warabi-mochi is unlike any I have tried before - soft and light and wobbly jelly texture with strong black sugar flavour, inside is very smooth bean paste. This thing practically melts in your mouth. Not being a big fan of youkan, I find the steamed chestnut youkan absolutely delicious! Not too sweet - that is very important - with big pieces of chestnuts. The bean cake is smooth and soft. But what really impresses me is the matsukaze(松風), which is slightly sticky steamed cake with black sugar and...soy sauce!! The combination of the sweet bean cake and salty sponge...is just perfect!
一幸庵
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Other cakes are seasonal and only available over a limited period of time~
seat | October 3, 2006 01:22 AM
Since Japanese sweets are rare, I won't know that 330 yen is way overpriced for them, especially how absolutely delicious they are ^^;;; Sounds like a lot of love and details went into making them. Ooooh their other cakes looked so good on website~
Freda | October 2, 2006 05:21 PM
あ！ごめん、最初のインプットが勘違いだって聞かされても、
すぐ忘れる、、、頭わるっ。^^;;;;;;;;
seat | September 30, 2006 07:48 PM
栗蒸し羊羹は「とらや」がおすすめって訳でなく、
栗がたくさん入ってるヤツは羊羹が少なめだから甘過ぎず好きって意味だったんだ、、、
でも、「とらや」のはきっと美味しいだろうね
今度一緒に買ってみよう
やっこ | September 30, 2006 07:19 PM
やっこさん＞
そう、そう、同じ。
松風ってあまり普通じゃないの？？
これは松風と羊羹が一緒に蒸すんだって。
やっこさんのオススメ、
とらやの栗蒸し羊羹も買ってみたかったけど、
でかいやつしかない、
しかもフレンチランチ一回食べられるぐらい高い、、、
一緒に買って半分にしようよ～
RP>
Otherworldly....? ^^;;;;;;;
330yen seems ridiculous for a chunk of red bean paste, but a lot of effort must have been put to it and it really shows in the quality.
seat | September 30, 2006 03:51 PM
こういう栗蒸し羊羹、はじめて見たよ
松風って浅草亀十で買ってたやつと同じだよね？
やっこ | September 30, 2006 01:31 PM
*0*
Expensive + delicate + mind-blowingly great taste = best treat to self. The way you described the youkan, it sounds otherworldly!
RP | September 30, 2006 03:20 AM
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