Kyoto Food: Western Cakes

Ok, enough of namagashi (和菓子) and other Japanese food for the time being, now I am going to switch to a different topic and write about the western cakes that I have tried in Kyoto. Kyoto is not that old fashion anyway, western bakeries can be found everywhere on the street, cafes or in the supermarket or convenience stores.

In general, the western cakes here are light and fluffy and very Asian, like the one we get from any bakery in Malaysia or Hong Kong.

Here is the list to my liking; my best choice so far is the chestnut tart which the Japanese called Mont Blanc. Although it looks like a pile of cream but these are not cream but chestnut paste. It tastes very light, not sweet but just full of the chestnut aroma. Finally on top of the paste comes with a real chestnut

My second choice is this Green tea roll. It is bitter just as any matcha should be. I love the texture of the cake, not too hard or soft, just right. And the cream in the roll is very light and contains anko bean which gives a different texture when you bite on it. Very well done.

Then is this green bun which I bought in mistake assuming it was matcha bun. Anyway, this rock melon or honey dew bun is actually quite refreshing. It gives the natural intense melon taste. I like this as well.

Finally, this is a rather disappointing matcha cake. The cake itself is fluffy and light but the cream is rather disgusting, both Johannes and I ate only the cake and chuck away the cream.