Shinkansen Ice Cream

While to many it’s but a simple cup of ice cream, the lore stretches to the early days of the Shinkansen, where the less-modern freezers and high-quality cream made for rock hard ice cream when purchased onboard the trains. Since food and drink sales onboard the trains have almost ceased, it’s getting harder to sample these. I missed my chance at the SCMaglev and Railway Park Canteen, but thankfully the Shinkansen Green Cars still has onboard mobile ordering, allowing me to enjoy this nostalgic rock-hard dessert.

Matcha and Warabi Mochi @ Cafe Katsute

Dessert for a refined palate. The mochi’s only mildly sweet, with a fragrant, herby but bitter cup of matcha. Lots of other mochi and green tea places around the country, but this is worth a visit if you’re in Takayama.

APTX 4869 Gelato

Good news: It didn’t kill me. Bad news: It didn’t make me any younger.

Pisang Goreng @ 1945

Good take on the traditional street snack, as is with their modern interpretations of other Indonesian classics.

Cakes @ KOI Dessert Bar

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Check them out!

Chocolate Salami @ Italian Chef

If they didn’t say what it was made of, I would’ve been in a pleasant surprise. Check them out in South Melbourne if you’re interested.