Famima "cream puff" eating comparison!
Four varieties of cream puffs were lined up in the chilled sweets section of FamilyMart. It is unusual for a single convenience store to sell so many different kinds of cream puffs at the same time. I took the liberty of comparing them and ranking them accordingly!The lineup includes these four items.
Cookie puff with savory dough: 150 yen (tax included, same as below)
Double cream puff 138 yen
Lots of cream! Thick custard puffs 120 yen
Umami matcha green tea cream puffs 130 yen
Each has a different type of dough and cream inside. Let's review the flavors in order of satisfaction!
No. 1, plenty of cream! Thick Custard Puff
The use of "rich and delicious eggs" in the puff pastry enhances the taste. The cream puffs are said to have a more natural taste due to the reduction of additives.
Yum! It is simple, but each of the dough and cream is very tasty, and the overall flavor balance is high quality. I could feel the most savory and chewy texture in the dough as well.
The custard cream, filled to the point of being drinkable, has a fine vanilla aroma, and is rich and substantial. The taste, volume, and price were the No. 1 satisfaction this time.
No. 2 Cookie puff with aromatic dough
Cream puffs filled with custard cream made from "rich and delicious eggs" produced at designated farms. It features a tough cookie dough baked with whole wheat flour.
The surface of the dough is coated with sugar and has a crunchy texture. The inside is filled with custard cream, just like a cream puff from a specialty store. The custard has a very rich taste. It is a bit expensive, but it is worth it.
Firmly sweet overall.
No. 3 Double puff with plenty of cream
Cream puffs filled with custard cream and whipped cream. The balance between puff pastry and cream has been reviewed, and the amount of whipped cream has been increased. In addition, the amount of egg yolk used in the custard has been increased for a richer taste.
The moist dough is filled with two types of cream. The rich custard and the milky whipped cream blend together in perfect balance. The whipped cream is lighter and lighter than custard cream puffs alone.
No.4 Yumi Matcha Green Tea Cream Puff
Cream puffs made with Uji green tea under the supervision of Harumatsu Kambayashi Honten. The sweetness is kept to a minimum for a refreshing taste.
The matcha taste is so much stronger than i thought it would be! The tea is firmly bitter and astringent, with a deep umami flavor. However, the puff pastry also has a savory and bittersweet flavor, so it could have used a little more sweetness factor. The matcha cream tastes insanely delicious, so if you like matcha, you should definitely try it.
These are my rankings, based on my own prejudice! I've ranked them, but there is no doubt that they are all delicious, so please try the cream puffs that have caught your fancy for tomorrow's snack!
