"Grape Mochi Pione" for sale at Chateraise. A dish of juicy seedless grapes wrapped in a soft mochi-like "gyuhi" made from shiratama-ko, where you can enjoy both fresh fruits and Japanese sweets at the same time.

Speaking of Japanese sweets with fresh fruits from Chateraise, "cherry mochi" became a hot topic on Twitter in early July. I ran to buy it at once, but it was sold out in the middle of the month because it was a limited-time product. I was disappointed to know that I had to wait until next year at the earliest to taste it.


As if to heal such sadness, the grape mochi pione appeared in turn. I bought it as a trial to see if it was as delicious as Sakuranbo Mochi.


When you bring it to your mouth, the gentle sweetness of Gyuhi first strokes your tongue. The moist texture seems to be Japanese sweets. I was surprised that the juice overflowed as soon as I shook my teeth, thinking that this might go well with hot Japanese tea. If you think about it carefully, it contains a whole grain of raw grapes, so it is natural that it contains plenty of juice. It feels like you're biting a fresh fruit. After all cold tea may suit.

Sakuranbo mochi had a strong sweetness of cherries, but grape mochi pione has a rather sour taste, giving the impression that the sweetness of gyuhi stands out. Also, you need to be careful about the seeds when eating cherry mochi, but since the grape mochi pione uses varieties without seeds, you can mog mochi without worrying too much.



When I compared the tastes, it was hard to add the taste. Speaking of luxury, I would like to serve cherry mochi and grape mochi pione one by one on each plate and enjoy it whenever I like. However, that is a wish that cannot be fulfilled. Let's enjoy the seasonal taste of each season. The selling price is 540 yen (tax included, same below) for 6 cherry rice cakes and 453 yen for 5 grape rice cakes.