The piglet-shaped chocolate brand "tut to bene" is popular on Twitter and other media. There are already a lot of online reservations for products for the 2015 Valentine season. The parts sold at events such as department stores are also thin.



Tut Bene means "everything goes well" in Italian. In Italy, the pig is named after "Porta Fortuna", a symbol of good luck.

In 2015, we have a lineup where you can enjoy various flavors and textures using couverture from chocolate maker ICAM, which is famous as an Italian souvenir.

It's interesting just looking at various products on the direct sales site. The first thing that draws attention is the "Gran Siesta," which has a smile on its face while taking a nap. A big milk chocolate piglet weighing about 1 kg, it is really powerful.





According to Tut Bene, sales are not catching up with orders because it is handmade and takes time. It seems that there are still plans to handle it at events for Valentine's Day such as department stores, but it may be difficult to obtain it. The selling price is 8,400 yen per piece (tax included, same below).

Next, I'm interested in "Juliet" and "Juliet II". A milk chocolate piglet that dances comfortably in the form of a ballerina, and is a representative product of the Tut Bene brand.

Juliet comes in a sticker box like a jewel box and costs 756 yen per piece. As soon as the stock is sold out at each exhibition hall, it will be switched to Juliet II (648 yen) with a different package.

In addition, the "Figaro" shown in the figure at the butcher's shop also has a strong presence. Each part of the pig is made of white, bitter, milk and raspberry couverture and is shaped like a puzzle.



The selling price of Figaro is 1,944 yen.

The events that Tut Bene will exhibit during the 2015 Valentine season are as follows.

■ Kanto

Yokohama Takashimaya January 21-February 14 Grand Duo Tachikawa January 23-February 15 Seibu Ikebukuro Main Store January 24-February 15 Sogo Yokohama Store January 28-February 15 Shinjuku Takashimaya 1 February 28-February 14 Matsuya Ginza Store January 28-February 14 Daimaru Tokyo Store January 30-February 14 Tobu Department Store Hiyoshi Store February 1-February 14 Nihonbashi Takashimaya February 4 Sun-February 15 Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store February 4-February 14 Tokyu Department Store Toyoko Store February 5-February 14 Odakyu Department Store Shinjuku Store February 6-February 14

■ Chubu

JR Nagoya Takashimaya January 22nd-February 14th

■ Kansai

Hankyu Umeda Main Store January 28-February 14

In addition, only some products such as Figaro are sold in limited quantities until February 14th at Sapporo Mitsukoshi in Hokkaido and until February 15th at Hiroshima Mitsukoshi.