Japan has the art of cute edibles down to a tee, if you ask me. Not only do they have everything from Dragon Quest to Sailor Moon-themed cafés, but there’s an edible version of practically ever Japanese character you can think of! Case in point:
Shiro-Hige’s Cream Puff Factory! They specialize in none other than Totoro cream puffs. They’re almost too cute to eat!
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| I love how the one on the left is looking upwards! |
The different things on their heads represent what flavor’s inside, too. The regular green leaf is the straight-up vanilla cream custard, while the brown leaf indicates a seasonal chestnut flavor available from October through December. In addition, there’s strawberry cream (pink flower), peach cream (hat with a pink ribbon), and chocolate cream (hat with a blue ribbon). They’ve even got a special Christmas Totoro:
I think I need to make a special trip just to eat these. I mean, even the storefront and map found on the website oozes charm (the shop’s location is indicated by a white Totoro!):
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| Definitely make sure to stop here if you’re in Tokyo! |
Ah! Too cute 🙂 Also, that hazelnut one sounds divine!
How do you come across this stuff, by the way? Regardless, I love it! 🙂
Bryan – I want to try them all! I always love seasonal flavors, too. It’s probably a good thing I don’t live in Tokyo or I’d put on many pounds just eating cream puffs 😉
As for how I come across these kinds of things… That’s a good question! Some of it’s a combination of Twitter, random blogs I subscribe to, and internet “surfing”… In this case, it may have been a photo that was making the rounds on Tumblr… It’s hard to say! (if I do get my ideas from other blogs, though, I always make sure to credit!)