It’s almost time for trips home and summer outings!
Don’t you sometimes want to surprise people with something that makes them go, “Wait, what is this!? Where did you buy it??”
That kind of summer souvenir sweets feature is being held at “Hanshin Nishinomiya” from July 30 (Wed) to August 17 (Sun). Shachomi taste-tested them, so use this as a guide.
A Big Summer Sweets Lineup: 5 Treats in a Row
Ta-da!
Let’s try these refreshingly chilled summer sweets one by one, the kind that make you say, “What is this!?”
Two-Layer Magic. Are You Team Melty or Team Icy?
A chocolate dessert from “Mon Loire” that you can carry around at room temperature.
Duo de Glace Chocolat (6 pieces, 2,808 yen tax included)
Chill it in the fridge and it’s delicious! It has two layers, and the different textures make it fun to eat.
And then,
if you freeze it in the freezer…
it turns into a crunchy, icy refreshing sherbet!This one is lemon, so it’s super refreshing
Shachomi’s recommendation for summer is to freeze it before eating! Freezing it also makes the sweetness just right.
This Is the Elegant Summer Gift to Bring
From “Kasho Seikanin,” these are elegant gift sweets in three types: yokan, mitsumame, and warabimochi.
Kuzu Mizu Yokan Assortment (6 pieces, 2,355 yen tax included)
It looks so cool and refreshing, and the variety of chilled sweets is fun.
The one I was especially curious about was this warabimochi. What do you think is inside?
So jiggly
And there’s anko in the center. It was an excellent Japanese sweet: matcha warabimochi with a restrained sweetness! I don’t think it’s the warabimochi everyone is imagining.
A Long-Established Shop Founded in 1837 Brings You the Art of “Coolness”
“Osaka no Surugaya” is a long-established shop in Osaka founded in Tenpo 8 (1837).
Suzuka (3 pieces, 1,404 yen tax included)
The beautifully refreshing-looking “Suzuka” comes with mizu yokan, pudding, and mitsumame.
Let’s try the mitsumame, packed with chunky ingredients.
The kanten jelly is bouncy! The sweet mandarin oranges and the chunky beans make the perfect accent. Japanese-style jelly mitsumame in summer feels so tasteful.
Local Hyogo Snacks Are Being Featured Too
[Nishinomiya] Reset Your Summer Fatigue!
This is the go-to for locals in Nishinomiya
Boom! The Nishinomiya wagashi shop “Sazae”
Chilled Zenzai (1 piece, 432 yen tax included)
Look! It’s packed heavily with fresh, juicy plump azuki beans from Tokachi!
No matter how much you eat, the azuki just keeps going. For a body tired out by summer, this sweetness is the ultimate comfort. The generous amount really felt blissful.
They’re also selling the famous sweet “Sweet Mermaid,” created with the wish of sending dreams and hope from Nishinomiya, inspired by the adventure of the trans-Pacific yacht “Mermaid.”
[Kobe] “Shirokuma” Turned Into Pudding?! Maximum Photo Appeal
And here it is
