Sweet tooth

Kyo offers Kyoto treats

By Tatat Bunnag
Photographs by Varuth Hiranyatheb

Calling all ice cream and matcha lovers! There’s a new Japanese dessert café that everybody is talking about, which opened a few months ago on the fifth floor of the luxury shopping spot Central Embassy.

From the makers of the well-known Kyo Roll En chain, their latest opening presents the next level of their concept. Kyo by Kyo Roll En is inspired by the beauty and tradition of the ancient capital city of Kyoto in Japan.

Student Weekly recently visited the café to see what all the fuss is about.

ZEN ATMOSPHERE

Although the shop is located in the middle of shopping mall, the interior of Kyo is simple and peaceful, with wooden furniture making you feel like you’re in a garden. The café mixes natural elements of wood, bamboo, stone and water for the ultimate Zen experience.

EXCLUSIVE MENU

While Kyo Roll En specialises in Japanese matcha desserts like roll cake, soft cream, parfaits and lava cake, Kyo offers seven new exclusive menu items, each representing different icons, landmarks and signature products of Kyoto. Kyo uses a fusion of classical and modern patisserie techniques, creating edible stone buns, rocky soils, sake paddy fields and more. Here are some of the exclusive dishes that Student Weekly tried.

 

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01 Sake Double Fromage (369 baht)

This non-alcoholic dessert is a real delight. The dish features soft double-layered cheesecake with baked cream cheese and sake-flavoured mousse.

Also included is mascarpone ice cream sprayed with sake flavours, and topped with a rice cracker. This dish is recommended for fans of sweet and sour tastes.

02 Kohaku (329 baht)

Designed and named after the expensive Japanese koi carp, Kohaku is well-loved by girls who enjoy colourful sweets. The strawberry dome consists of yogurt ice cream, fresh strawberry granita and meringue, all served in a pond of zesty lemon jelly and surrounded by colourful edible garden flowers.

03 Kyoto All-Black (269 baht)

This all-black dessert is Student Weekly’s favourite. We were told that Kyoto All-Black is based on the Japanese ninja’s stealth and invisibility techniques. The black bamboo charcoal cone is topped with Hokkaido milk soft-cream, melt-in-your-mouth chocolate, black soy beans and mochi dumplings. This wonderful tasting treat is fine for anybody who doesn’t like desserts to be too sweet, because it’s very refreshing.

04 Matcha Deluxe Parfait (269 baht)

Although this is not one of the exclusive dishes, it was recommended by the staff as a must-try dish. The multi-layered parfait is the Japanese version of a sundae. Served in a tall glass, each layer is designed to offer a combination of taste, texture and temperature. The key is to use long spoon and scoop from bottom to top in order to get the perfect taste.

05 AKI – Autumn in Kyoto (349 baht)

Here is the ultimate Kyoto experience. This well-designed dish was inspired by the famous bamboo forest and mountains of Arashiyama. The green tea tart is served on rocky Zen garden of yummy chocolate soil, with Miso sauce on the side. There are also chocolate and matcha mountains of ice cream, and edible momji (maple) leaves to complete the autumn experience. It’s one of the stunning looking dishes you can’t eat without taking photos first.

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Kyo by Kyo Roll En is now open

Place: 5th floor, Central Embassy
Opening hours: daily 10 am to 10 pm
Price: Desserts and snack prices vary
Website: www.kyorollen.com

 

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