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| Haagen-Dazs Specialite Matcha Opera |
After dinner, I found this Haagen-Dazs Specialite 抹茶のオペラ (Matcha Opera) at my local convenient store. My friend told me that this is heavily advertised around Tokyo: trains, subways or even random posters. After indulging in this, I started seeing this everywhere, too.
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| layers |
This ice cream consists of 4 layers:
- gold and chocolate
- matcha ice cream
- almond sauce and cookies
- blond chocolate ice cream
impressions:
- slightly pricy (¥450)
- the chocolate layer was very richly chocolate
- there was gold dust to justify the price (?)
- the vanilla ice cream cookie crumble layer was really delicious!
- each layer was very well defined bringing out their characteristic
- the layers tasted good together and apart
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| Haagen-Dazs Matcha Opera |
was it worth it?
despite the pricey price tag, I would say yes, it was worth it. This was probably one of the best desserts I have had this year! It was extremely well made, like a very expensive ice cream cake in a small container (the kind of cake you would find in patisseries which cost ¥500+). The combination of flavours was impeccable. While the chocolate and matcha layer were on the bitter side, the almond sauce and blond chocolate layer were sweet, creating a perfect balance between the layers and producing a delicious result.
score: 9.5/10
