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2015-11-21
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There are some places I eat at that I find so special that selfish me thinks to myself ... should I write a review and share my wondeful find or should I keep this secret to myself. This is one of those places.I discovered this place one evening when boyfriend and I were walking in the area seeing if there was anything new that opened. We looked at the menu and I saw some people having tea and wagashi. I made a note to myself to visit it in the near future.And that near future was the very next
I discovered this place one evening when boyfriend and I were walking in the area seeing if there was anything new that opened. We looked at the menu and I saw some people having tea and wagashi. I made a note to myself to visit it in the near future.
And that near future was the very next day! I got off work and made a beeline there. I was that excited to try it.
Shari Shari Kakigori House is located in my favorite area of Causeway Bay, Haven Street. It's a tiny shop that has very simple wooden layout. Simple chairs and tables. Kawaii plants are found at the window.
Menu is in on a simple wooden clipboard. It is in English and Chinese. They serve various Japanese shaved ice and Japanese matcha tea sets served with either a wagashi or souffle cake. They have one Cantonese speaking staff but the place is owned by a very friendly, Japanese man who speaks excellent English. You order and pay later. There is no 10% service charge.
Wagashi Set ($47). As I love LOVE wagashi, I had to order this. It's so rare to find a place in Hong Kong that serves this. I always buy a box for myself when I go to Japan and when I have a craving, I buy it at Sogo. So, now I can have it here! The set includes one wagashi and one bowl of whisked matcha tea. All daintly served on a wooden serving tray.
wagashi set
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The matcha? Frothy but not thick as you would think. It has a fairly strong taste of the tea and it went perfectly with the sweet cake.
You are able to choose your wagashi style as they all taste the same and all have the same azuki bean filling. Only the look is different. It was so hard to choose as they all looked so pretty! It took me a long time to choose this one.
The wagashi was wonderful. Soft and not too sweet. Perfectly balanced by the matcha tea. The filling was a sweet azuki bean filling. The wagashi was almost as good as the wagashi I had in an old tea house in Takayama.
The owner is so friendly and welcoming. The whole experience felt like how I felt in Kyoto one year when I ate at a tiny street shop owned by an old lady that served imagawayaki. She made them herself and though I spoke no Japanese, she had me sit down and poured me a cup of tea even though her shop was a take away place. I will return and try the souffle cakes that the owner told me was imported by his parents who live in Hoikkaido as well as the shaved ice as I love Japanese shaved ice.
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