This year, “A New Love Born from Love” is the catchphrase as Nishinomiya Hankyu’s Valentine’s Fair gets underway (*^^)v
The catalog is a 19-page pamphlet packed with delicious-looking chocolates!!
This article is brought to you by “ALBOBBY,” a salon that supports Nishitsu.
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We received this notice from Nishinomiya Hankyu on the morning of the 12th ↓
Thank you very much for your continued patronage.
Due to the popularity of our Valentine’s chocolates, some brands
are experiencing many out-of-stock and sold-out items, and we may not be able
to meet every customer’s request.
We kindly ask for your understanding.
Nishinomiya Hankyu (main) 0798-62-1381
Chocolates We Bought at Nishinomiya Hankyu
Patisserie La Vanille
The shop has locations in Kami-Koshien and Minami-Koshien (^^) Apparently, the chef used to be a chocolatier. This time, we bought these crispy rocher truffles in a super cute flower tin!
“Flower Rocher Truffles” 7 pieces, 1480 yen (tax included)
Here’s the cross-section we were curious about ↓
They’re wonderfully crispy, and the chocolate flavor spreads quickly through your mouth ＼(^o^)／
The strawberry has a refreshing sweet-and-tart flavor that really opens up～😍
The Instagram for Patisserie La Vanille is here
François Doucet
A chocolate brand representing the Provence region of southern France.
This time, we bought a new item: fragrant pistachios coated in white chocolate!
“Pistage” 70g, 1836 yen (tax included)
The cross-section looks like this ↓
When we opened the vivid green tin, a lovely aroma came bursting out ＼(^o^)／
The delicious combination of pistachio and chocolate was even better than expected!
The website for François Doucet is here
le pépin（ルペパン）
These are chocolate treats that look like stick candies, with homemade nut paste coated in matcha, milk chocolate, and strawberry chocolate 😊
“Fleur de Bonbon” 27 pieces, 1620 yen (tax included) The 6-piece set for 648 yen (tax included) was sold out that day!
It looks like a bouquet ＼(^o^)／
Here’s what it looks like in the box ↓
The cross-section looks like this ↓
The nut flavor is rich ＼(^o^)／ The wrappers are printed with 12 kinds of flowers, making them so colorful and festive (*^^)v
The website for le pépin（ルペパン） is here
Henri Charpentier
Their main store is in Ashiya, but Henri’s headquarters are in Nishinomiya (*^^)v
Apparently, their financiers hold a Guinness World Record for number sold! We bought this at the 1st-floor sales area, not at the special event section (^^ゞ
“Henri Chocolat Assortment” 1134 yen (tax included)
The chocolate financier is available only during this season!
It also includes mini chocolate financiers, Shiawase Sablé (chocolate), and chocolate crème biscuits (*^^)v
Here’s the cross-section of the financier ↓
It’s nice that you can try a variety of Henri’s baked sweets at an affordable price!
The website for Henri Charpentier is here
Finally
Some items were already sold out or waiting to be restocked ^^; Since we went on a weekday morning, it felt like social distancing was easy to maintain, but because of COVID-19 there were no tastings, which was a little disappointing…
There were plenty of other delicious-looking chocolates besides the ones we bought this time.
The digital pamphlet is here
Please enjoy some delicious chocolate while also making use of the online shop and other options (#^.^#)
