SALON DU CHOCOLAT in Japan
The biggest chocolate fair was held in ISETAN Department Store from Jan 26th till Jan 31st.
It's "SALON DU CJOCOLAT 2011" !!
Ever since the first fair was held in January 2003, it is the ninth one.
The theme for this year was "JAPON (JAPAN)".
Recently, not only Japanese dish but also Japanese material are widely noticed.
This chocolate expresses the material by printing the KANJI name.
Upper Right : 生姜 ＝ Ginger Upper Lest : 抹茶 ＝ Green Tea
Lower Right : 柚子 ＝ Japanese Citron Lower Left : 胡麻 ＝ Sesami
This is Guimauve, which is Marshmallow in English.
It imagines Sushi Roll.
Simmering sake lees and whipped cream, white chocolate is added.
It's like AMAZAKE, which is the sweet drink made from fermented rice.
Soaking Japanese cherry "SASANISHIKI" in the local sake of Yamagata Prefecture,
it's coated with the chocolate.
It's a folding fan made from chocolate !!
How beautiful it is !!
Look at this Japanese flag !!
If I eat it, am I considered a traitor?
It's chocolate DARUMA !!
It's a fusion of Japanese sweets and French sweets !!
It's a kind of muffin, called "IMAGAWAYAKI".
Usually, it's stuffed with sweet red bean jam.
But, this one is stuffed with chocolate macaron.
It's amazing that Japan can be expressed so well with only chocolate, isn't it?