Raindrop cake, matcha, castella @ Aipaku. Eh, what is that?
“Ice-cream Banpaku (expo)” or in short, “Aipaku”. It is the largest ice-cream event in Japan, organized by “Japan Ice-cream Mania Association (Represented by: Ice-cream commentator, Iceman Fukutome)”. This event gathers more than 100 types of ice-creams which are selected by the over 10,000 members from all over Japan, and is the event for ice lovers. It is exactly the “Paradise for Ice Lovers”, according to the concept of the event. This time we will introduce some of the items they have.
*”Aipaku®” (Ice-cream Banpaku) is a registered trademark of Japan Ice-cream Mania Association.
* While stocks last.
That famous specialty of Yamanashi on ice-cream!?
Speaking of raindrop cake of Kikyoya (Kikyou Shingenmochi), there is no Japanese who don't know about it. It is a specialty product of Yamanashi Prefecture, a rice cake topped with lots of Kinako (roasted soybean flour) and is eaten with specially made brown sugar syrup. It is a simple recipe where it is topped onto the ice-cream. Since its debut in 2015, it has been an eye-catching product with such great popularity!
- Kikyou Shingenmochi ice-cream / 500 yen
- Kikyou Shingenmochi ice-cream GINZUKURI + KOI Match / 540 yen
Matcha, that foreign visitors also like so much, can be tasted at 3 different level of concentration
The name of “Kyoto Rikyuen” sounds very luxurious, but at here one can try the matcha ice-cream with 3 levels of concentration. You can enjoy the extra rich match ice cream and Hojicha ice-cream at “Koi matcha”, “Kiwami matcha” and “Kami matcha”. Please give it a try and compare the tastes of matcha which is loved all over the world!
- Single (Koi, Kiwami) / 500 yen
- Single（Kami）/ 600 yen
- Double（Koi, Kiwami）/ 700 yen
- Double（Kami）/ 800 yen
Rarity value MAX! The combination of Castella and ice-cream
The famous “Nagasaki Castella Raw Ice-cream” at Niyokudou Nagasaki Main Store. This is an item which can only be found at the main store, and now it can also be found at Aipaku. Carefully handcrafted, the texture of Castella with granulated sugar is very impressive. For Japanese, it is a taste of nostalgic, but what about for you all?
Nagasaki Castella Raw Ice-cream (plain, matcha) / 540 yen each
The tremendously popular roll ice-cream!
Now in Japan, roll ice-cream is a tremendously popular item. “Roll ice-cream” is an ice-cream where the liquid cream is put on a gold plate and cooled at -13 to 14℃, and then when the cream harden, roll it into a cylinder shape with a spatula. Here at the store of Manhatta Roll, the queue is always very long during weekends! This time, a limited edition of melon flavor is available at Aipaku.
・Manhattan roll ice-cream / 850 yen each
※Limited edition Melon flavor 1000 yen
The famous shaved ice store in Tokyo, “Yuki Usagi” join the Aipaku!
The famous shave ice store in Japan which makes shaved ice that use plenty of luxurious ingredients and are instagrammable, has joined the Aipaku! Here, you can get to try the shaved ice which use the entire melon (include the container!?). As the quantity is limited, please come earlier.
- Luxurious! Whole melon / 1200 yen (30 servings per day)
- Black Truffle De Mousse o Chocolat / 1200 yen (30 servings per day from 4/27-29)
- Otome-no-Inori (Maiden’s prayer) / 1200 yen (30 servings per day from 4/27-29)
- Salt caramel granola / 750 yen
- Citrus mix / 650 yen
- Red strawberry milk, rich pumpkin cream / 800 yen each
So, what do you think? Although this is a limited-time event, don't you feel like you want to visit Japan? Please check the details below and come try the ice-creams which are unique to Japan!
- Period: 25th April – 7th May 2018 (13 days)
- Time: 10:30 am – 8:00 pm (close at 4pm on the last day)
- Venue: Ginza Mitsukoshi
- URL: https://mitsukoshi.mistore.jp/store/ginza/foreign_customer/index.html
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