[OMATCHA SALON Ikebukuro PARCO] Kakigori, a new item from the Uji Matcha specialty store

2022.05.13

“OMATCHA SALON” uses Uji matcha, which was founded in the first year of Fumihisa and has been carefully inherited from the long-established tea wholesaler “Kitakawa Hanbei Shoten” in Uji, Kyoto, with the concept of “designing from space to cooking”. It is a Uji matcha specialty store that changes the culture and connects traditions and culture. “New shaved ice” like Japanese sweets is being offered seasonally.

Matcha Espuma Shaved Ice with Green Tea ¥1,300

Milk ice-based milky shaved ice with rich matcha sauce and topped with fruits! “Matcha Shirokuma Milk Shaved Ice (with green tea)” served with condensed milk, azuki beans, and shiratama.

Yawamochi strawberry Daifuku shaved ice (with green tea) ¥1,200

“Yawamochi no Ichigo Daifuku Shaved Ice (with green tea)” is like Ichigo Daifuku, topped with rich ichigo sauce and thick fertilizer sauce.

Matcha polar bear milk shaved ice (with green tea) ¥1,300

Milk ice-based milky shaved ice with rich matcha sauce and topped with fruits! “Matcha Shirokuma Milk Shaved Ice (with green tea)” served with condensed milk, azuki beans, and shiratama.

Mitarashi and Warabimochi Kinako Shaved Ice (with green tea) ¥1,200

“Mitarashi and Warabimochi Kinako Shaved Ice (with green tea)” is a shaved ice that uses plenty of kinako, topped with mitarashi dango, green tea ice cream, and kakigori, and sprinkled with plenty of mitarashi sauce.

Superb dark matcha shaved ice (with green tea) ¥1,200
Superb dark matcha shaved ice (with green tea) ¥1,200
Plenty of orange shaved ice (with green tea) ¥1,200

Uji matcha specialty store "OMATCHA SALON"

Location: Ikebukuro Parco Main Building 8F, 1-28-2 Minamiikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo
TEL: 03-5927-1133
Business Hours: 11:00-23:00
Regular holiday: Same as the facility

>OMATCHA SALON Ikebukuro PARCO official website

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