A shop that I stopped into (but didn't mention in my last post) when I was in Jiyugaoka was called Chube do Chocolat (not sure what it means but it maybe trying to be French?). They had a big sign outside their shop saying, "melt in your mouth chocolate here"....which made me curious to see what they had.Most of their chocolates are couverture, which means they can be eaten as is, but are mainly used to be melted and used to make bon-bons, dip fruit in, or cover things like cakes, nuts. It is creamier and has a little gloss.
I bought the 100g package...this place advertises their dark chocolate as bitter(which is what the Japanese call dark chocolate), but I looked on their site and it is only 56%, which I think would make it more like a semi-sweet.
Anyway, I melted it all and mixed in 3 graham crackers (broken up), 5 marshmallows (cut into fourths) and a handful of almonds....Rocky road? s'mores? rocky s'more?.....whatever you want to call it, it was delicious with coffee in the afternoon.
Chube do Chocolat
2-20-5 Jiyugaoka
Meguro, Tokyo
Phone: 03.6383.1328
Closed Mondays
Hours: 11:00-19:00
Ooh! It's a toss-up between Tokyo/Okinawa/just Kyoto for my end-of-year holidays but seeing your posts makes Tokyo come out a front-runner. Mmm. Chocolate...:)
ReplyDeleteWhereever you decide, I'm sure you'll have a great time Tamakikat :)
ReplyDeleteTake care.
Kat
Could it be "Clube", instead of "Chube"? It's just that the words are very similar, and, being the first case it could be a name in Portuguese, meaning "Choco Club"
ReplyDeleteIt is chube Viriato, but you are right about it meaning a club, they have a member's area on their site. Thanks for the info :)
ReplyDeleteTake care.
Kat
All these gorgeous pictures of food remind me of what I am missing these days. Very nice blog. :-)
ReplyDeleteRocky road or smores--I love then both and this looks really good!
ReplyDeleteThanks Belfrytobelfry!
ReplyDeleteThanks Deb :)
Take care you two.
Kat
ooh it's looks yummy. i just loved chocolate,
ReplyDeletei have lived in china before (though i imagine japan to be quite different) and i'll definitely be taking a look at your blog.
yummy yummy yummy =) wow wanna go there too ^^ you 2 are so lucky to live there ....
ReplyDeleteAnd yeah i´ll definitely be following your blog =)
so you went to japan lucky its always been my dream
ReplyDeletehi dear friends
ReplyDeletei`m Millad from Iran you have a really good blog
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best wishes
M.s.s
Thanks Lowercase-v, Schrummel, M.s.s!
ReplyDeleteActually I live in Japan theman64.
Take care everyone.
Kat
Oh, you are mean! It looks so yummy. I could bite into my screen ... ;)
ReplyDeleteI like how you include the address of the places you go to, this will be helpful to people who want to vacation to Japan, very well appreciated ^_^
ReplyDeleteSorry Beadexplorer, hope your screen is okay :)
ReplyDeleteYou are welcome, Jennifer :)
Take care you two.
Kat