List of best sweets exclusively worth visiting and picking up as a gift, all checked by myself, mainly in Japan, but also from all over the world.

There are plenty of sweets shops at good level around you(that means not worth picking up), but there are not so many at extraordinary level worth visiting from afar. We just focus on only best sweets at best sweets shops. Will be updated continuously.

2014年12月31日水曜日

  Tomiya
  
  
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Review 
 
Strong(濃厚)

Flavor of Kusa Mochi is strong. Mashed sweet beans paste also has strong taste, but its small size makes a good balance.
草餅の香り味がハッキリと主張。つぶ餡もしっかりとしているが、小振りなので丁度良いバランス。


 
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Area:              出雲(島根)   Izumo (Shimane)
 
       
  Tomiya
  
  
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Review 
Strong(濃厚)

Castella outstanding with strong taste and chewy texture from black rice.
黒米によりもっちもちの食感と強めの味が際立つカステラ。
 
 
 
 
 
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Area:              出雲(島根)   Izumo (Shimane)

Shop Contacts: http://www.goennet.ne.jp/~tomiya/
 

 
   

  Fujinami
 
  
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Review  
Delicate (軽い
 
Maccha drink with sophisticated sweetness, easy to drink and refreshing. Good in both hot and cold.
上品な抹茶味で甘みもあり、飲みやすく爽やか。温冷どちらでも美味しい。
 
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Area:               清水(京都)   Kiyomizu (Kyoto)



Shop Contacts: http://www.kyoto-fujinami.jp/

  Fujinami
 
       
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  Review  
  Strong (濃厚)

  Natural warabi mochi with bean powder. Unique texture with chewy resilience. They come with three  
  type, plain warabi mochi, black sugar warabi mochi with strong flavor, maccha warabi mochi, each unique 
  and something you should try.
 黄粉が掛かったとろとろ本わらび餅。弾力もあり不思議な食感。ハッキリとした黒糖、抹茶味のわらび餅
 もあり、個性的だが、食べるべき旨さ。
 
     

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Area:               清水(京都)   Kiyomizu (Kyoto)



       

  Fujinami
  
        
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Review  
Strong (濃厚
 
Jelly with very strong maccha taste, and very nice. As its name shows, very soft jelly texture, and easy to eat.
かなり濃い抹茶味、美味しい。名前の通りぷるんぷるんの食感で食べやすい。

 
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Area:               清水(京都)   Kiyomizu (Kyoto)

Map:                 https://plus.google.com/108248009689107767395/about?hl=en&gl=jp


Shop Contacts: http://www.kyoto-fujinami.jp/
 
 
 
  

2014年12月23日火曜日

Taneya
           
 
  
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Review 
Delicate(軽い)

It was sold only for three days a year when I got this. Large size, but not heavy, and chewy nice soft texture.  Taneya treat seasonal sweets a lot, and you will enjoy season as well.
購入時は3日間限定の販売。丁度良いもちもち感と粒感のあるもち米を風味のある餡で包んだ牡丹餅。餡ともち米の量のバランスが良く、大きめだが全くしつこくない。たねやは季節物が大変豊富で四季時節を楽しめる。   
 
 

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Area:        渋谷(東京)、近江八幡他 Shibuya(Tokyo), Omihachiman, etc




Shop Contacts: http://taneya.jp/home/index.html