I heard there was a shop near Hinoike Park selling delicious hojicha sweets, so I went to
「お茶の菓さいさい」 (^O^)／
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What I Bought at 「お茶の菓さいさい」
They put everything in a free gift box for me (^ ^)
Ta-da! (^O^)／
I arranged them on a plate 💖
The refrigerated hojicha bouchée ￥194 (tax included)
Both the cake and the cream are packed with hojicha, and from the very first bite, the aroma of roasted green tea fills your mouth (^ ^)
1. Hojicha Madeleine ￥184 (tax included) The tea aroma is even richer than the madeleine itself! Of everything I bought this time, this one had the strongest flavor (^ ^)
2. Mini Hojicha Castella ￥162 (tax included) The fluffy castella cake has a gentle tea aroma and a mild sweetness!
3. Mini Dorayaki Koban ￥184 (tax included) The cake is chewy like mochi and wraps around hojicha bean paste (^ ^)
4. Hojicha Monaka Kuraku Hyo Tsubuan ￥194 (tax included) You fill the monaka, which has hojicha kneaded into it, with bean paste yourself! The fragrant, crispy texture of the monaka is totally addictive!
Delicious-Looking Items at 「お茶の菓さいさい」
There’s a small seating area inside and outside the shop where you can sit and eat (^O^)／
It looks like the hojicha pudding is recommended!
Since it needs to be refrigerated, they have insulated bags ready for takeout ↓
「お茶の菓さいさい」 Shop Information
The outside of the shop ↓
Inside the shop ↓
The wooden display case is lovely (^ ^)
The whole shop is filled with the fragrant, roasted aroma of hojicha〜(^O^)／
This roasting machine has a nostalgic design and has been manufactured since the late 1940s!
They carefully roast the tea leaves while manually adjusting the heat and rotation speed to suit each batch, so the aroma is truly wonderful〜💖
Here it is on the map ↓
Address: 22-2 Hinoikecho, Nishinomiya
Phone number: 0798-31-0345
Hours: 9:30-19:00
Closed: Tuesdays
Related links: Official website Tabelog
(*Prices, menu items, business hours, etc. are as of the time of coverage. Please check directly with the shop for the latest information.)
Final Thoughts
The people at the shop are Nishitsu readers, and they gave us such a warm welcome (^O^)／
This time, I discovered just how wonderful hojicha can be in both Japanese and Western-style sweets!
I should have tried the pudding〜 Definitely next time!!!
