laderach

Apparently they had a shop at Ginza Mitsukoshi in the past, but I saw on social media that Laderach is back in Japan

I first heard about them from my Aunty and then from V

They sell bon bon type of chocolates

some packaged items

and by weight items

we purchased their mini dark frisch schoggi...3672 yen (tax included)

we look forward to trying this in the coming days

Laderach

Ginza Six B2F

Hours: 10:30-20:30

*closed when Ginza Six is

confiserie labhart

My friend Kazumi told me about this place awhile back. She said that the patissier is originally from Switzerland.

While I had this place on my list of places to check out, before I could get around to, she gave me a poundcake the other day.

The poundcake was dense, buttery and when you chewed on the cake, there was the popping of fig seeds.

Delicious.

This shop is in Eastern Osaka, so I don't know when I'll actually be able to check them out, in the meantime I'll enjoy this poundcake. Thank you Kazumi!

Confiserie Labhart
20-26 Asahimachi
Higashi Osaka, Osaka
Phone: 0729.81.3528

swiss treats

My aunty's friend, W, just came back from Switzerland and brought these delicious florentines to our Sunday dinner.

These are made by a Swiss confectioner called Laederach (sorry, I don't know how to change the font to German). The bottoms are different kinds of chocolate-milk and dark and the tops are a thin brittle with almonds and citrus peel. Thank you!

Have a great week!

while roaming the aisles

Remember I wrote about Cocoa Bon? (here) Well, they also make jelly beans. This one is called "Cosmo" after the cocktail, Cosmopolitan. I had seen an article about these in a magazine here and was interested in trying it. They aren't bad, although I thought it could be a bit more on the tart side, seeing how it should be taste like a cranberry martini...at least you won't get a hangover if you eat the whole thing!

Did you know that Toblerone makes a dark version? I didn't, well, not until I found it while roaming the aisles...I was actually looking for a Valrhona bar for a recipe and came across it instead. I had never tried Toblerone before and was glad I did, dark, bitter chocolate with honey and almond nougat, delicious!

Enjoy the weekend!

stella chocolate

Stella chocolate is a Swiss brand.

The ginger bar is a creamy bittersweet chocolate with bits of candied ginger in it.

I thought the chocolate would be gingery in flavor but I was wrong. The candied ginger kind of hits you all at once after the chocolate melts on your tongue.

Still it is very good and I like the sleek asian packaging.