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2010-01-30
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I regret not knowing about Mochi Cream when I was in Tokyo, but I had the chance to try Mochi Cream during my Hawaii trip this same time last year. When my friend told me that Mochi Cream has an outlet in SOGO, I had to go! I actually went the last two days in a row. The mochi was delicious.The first time I ever had Mochi Cream in Hawaii, I tried traditional red bean, which is my favorite mochi flavor, as well as sakura (cherry blossom), but I found the sakura's flavor too bland. This time in Ho
The first time I ever had Mochi Cream in Hawaii, I tried traditional red bean, which is my favorite mochi flavor, as well as sakura (cherry blossom), but I found the sakura's flavor too bland. This time in Hong Kong, honey cranberry and blueberry yogurt caught my eye so I went with those at $15 each. Since I remember the shopgirl in Hawaii telling me I needed to wait 10-15 minutes before eating them as they're flown in from Japan, I asked the SOGO shopgirl if I needed to wait. She said to wait 5 minutes. After 10 minutes, I bit into the blueberry yogurt to find that the mochi skin was still slightly frostbitten, but the filling did taste like yogurt and had tiny pieces of red bean too. It was delicious. I was feeling a bit stuffed after eating one that I waited another 20 minutes before I had the honey cranberry. By then the mochi skin was very soft and the cream inside was runny and tasted like whipped cream. The honey flavor, which also had red bean, was very strong; this one was a bit too sweet but still tasty.
The next day, I couldn't get Mochi Cream out of my mind and went back again. I wanted something sweet and fruity again so I went with the raspberry mille-feuille ($17), which was a special listed on the menu but not seen in the display case. This time, the shopgirl advised me to wait 8 minutes without me asking. I ate the raspberry after 15 minutes, but it still had a little bit of ice on the mochi skin but was soft. I thought I didn't wait long enough since the mochi was crunchy but I later realized it might be the mille-feuille. I couldn't stop with one so I went back and bought the apple pie ($18). I also asked her if the mille-feuille is supposed to be crunchy, and she said yes and that the apple pie has it too. For the apple pie, I decided to follow the "how to eat" instructions in the paper bag, and took the mochi home to refridgerate before eating, but I didn't get home for another hour. When I finally ate the apple pie, it was very soft, and the cinnamon apple pie filling was oozing out. It also had crunchy bits and smooth egg custard cream from the mille-feuille. It was delicious!
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