Thursday 2 July 2009

Cosmo's Green Tea Mochi


Sorry for the bad picture.


The first time I ate this I was sold. The second time I ate this I was in heaven. But after the 3rd, 4th, 5th and so on, I'm no longer satisfied. This is the most inconsistent thing I’ve ever tried. When it’s good, it’s delicious; you’ll get the chewiness of the mochi with a hint of green tea flavor filled with sweet red bean paste that’s not overly sweet, plus an additional green tea cream. Wow! A perfect combination I’d say. But when it’s bad, it’s a real dissatisfaction, I’d say the mochi’s texture is still fine, but the filling, oh the filling is a bummer, you can taste the bitterness out of it and a hint of sour-y flavor which is odd. I warn you that this mochi expires real fast so you have to keep it cool. Car temperatures make this things go bad fast!


Oh, it also has the strawberry daifuku flavor with real strawberry inside. You should try it :)

Cosmo’s Shaved Ice


Please ignore the thumb, it’s not mine though, yeah it’s yours, Syiw!


I'm always curious about shaved ice with syrup as it tends to be sooo popular in Japan during the summer and within my manga (*cough cough: nerd). I tried to make it myself but ‘blah’ it is nothing more like a syrup-with-ice, and you really need to have a good ice crusher to have those smooth shaved ice.


But then, on one of my weekly routines to Cosmo Supermarket in Wijaya, I noticed a beautiful ice machine and ‘hurraahhh’ it was a machine dedicated to shaved ice!! And wow, I mean, this yet has to be my fave! The ice is so smooth it melts in your mouth within seconds and the syrup is very different, it’s fresh and has a Calpis-y taste, and not too sweet. I love it. You can have 2 flavors at the same cup. My favorite is grape :) And also this is quite big for you to finish by yourself; you can share this with 2 other friends. If you love silly and simple ice thingy you will come to love this too.