We've been around the world and tried many strange ice creams, from the tomato flavoured ice cream of Nice to the salt ice cream of Dublin. However, nothing quite matches the crazy ice creams available at Karafuneya Coffee in Kyoto.
As soon as you enter this lovely cafe in the Sanjo area of Kyoto, you are greeted by an enormous number of plastic models representing the amazing desserts. The best thing about Karafuneya is the sheer range of sundaes. We were equally thrilled by the classic chocolate and strawberry parfaits and the slightly more unusual Japanese flavours, such as macha and black sesame. There were even enormous sundaes (about 2 feet tall) that you can share with all your friends.
However, the real eye catchers are the more outlandish ice cream combinations. We spotted a model for a French fries parfait, a deep fried chicken parfait and an American hot dog parfait. The models actually looked surprisingly delicious, but we weren't feeling too adventurous. So instead we opted for the brown sugar and matcha warabimochi (a japanese sweet with a jelly like consistency, usually covered in toasted soy bean flour) parfait and the black sesame, shiratama (a little cake made from rice flour) and soft serve parfait.
I loved how the bitterness of the matcha cut through the sweetness of the brown sugar. We also agreed that the springy texture of mochi adds a wonderful dimension to ice cream sundaes. We will never stop being amazed at the sheer variety that can be discovered in the world of ice cream!
As soon as you enter this lovely cafe in the Sanjo area of Kyoto, you are greeted by an enormous number of plastic models representing the amazing desserts. The best thing about Karafuneya is the sheer range of sundaes. We were equally thrilled by the classic chocolate and strawberry parfaits and the slightly more unusual Japanese flavours, such as macha and black sesame. There were even enormous sundaes (about 2 feet tall) that you can share with all your friends.
However, the real eye catchers are the more outlandish ice cream combinations. We spotted a model for a French fries parfait, a deep fried chicken parfait and an American hot dog parfait. The models actually looked surprisingly delicious, but we weren't feeling too adventurous. So instead we opted for the brown sugar and matcha warabimochi (a japanese sweet with a jelly like consistency, usually covered in toasted soy bean flour) parfait and the black sesame, shiratama (a little cake made from rice flour) and soft serve parfait.
I loved how the bitterness of the matcha cut through the sweetness of the brown sugar. We also agreed that the springy texture of mochi adds a wonderful dimension to ice cream sundaes. We will never stop being amazed at the sheer variety that can be discovered in the world of ice cream!
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