Just as listening to music that I used to like revives memories of those days, memories are associated with food. Every year in this season, I remember moving alone with sweat while eating "Gari-Gari-kun Pear" and hydrating under the scorching sun. Oh, it doesn't matter.

For that reason, this summer, the seasonal flavor "watermelon" that replaces "pear" has been released from the "Gari-gari-kun" series! Have you eaten yet?


The release date is June 30th. The price is 60 yen (excluding tax).

In order to confirm the perfection of the new flavor that "watermelon" was reproduced with the taste and texture, I immediately bought the En-eating editorial department.


When you open the bag, you can see the bright red ... or rather, the slightly pinkish "watermelon-colored" Gari-gari-kun. Both the popsicles on the outside and the shaved ice wrapped inside are watermelon-colored. In addition, items that are especially conscious of "seed" are not included.


When you grab it, the outside is crispy and the inside is crunchy. The taste of fresh watermelon spreads in your mouth. This texture and juiciness certainly seems to stick to the real "watermelon"! The taste and the scent that comes out of the nose are enough watermelon.


When it comes to that, what I'm curious about is the compatibility with "salt." So I sprinkled some salt and ate it.



- - eh? What is this normal?

Since the surface is sprinkled with salt, it will be salty the moment you put it in your mouth and will gradually become sweeter later. Thanks to the initial saltiness, the sweetness of the watermelon is further enhanced, and the juiciness felt in the mouth is also improved. If you eat it in a hot temperature, you will even feel that it is soaked in the five viscera and six vines thanks to the moderate salt content. … What if I prefer to sprinkle salt on it (it's just my personal opinion). If this is the case, it's safe to recognize it as a new standard summer flavor to replace "Gari-Gari-kun Pear"!

Speaking of ice cream that is sprinkled with salt, the Lotte Ice Cream "Sou" series also released "watermelon flavor" the other day. It's a great deal, so let's eat and compare.


First, just as it is. Fine ice slides smoothly on the tongue. Good throat! Since it contains watermelon juice (5%), the taste of watermelon that spreads the moment you put it in your mouth is real. In addition, the ramune studded with the image of seeds gives a slight stimulus with a "gritty" texture and sourness.


Then sprinkle with salt and take a bite.


――Ah, I wonder ... It's delicious, but the texture of the ice cream is silky and smooth, so the graininess of the salt is noticeable. The taste is rather modest (or rather natural), so the impression is that the watermelon will be pushed a little when salted. I felt that the rough texture (in a good way) and the punchy taste of Gari-gari-kun seemed to be on an equal footing with salt.

However, the "realism" of the watermelon taste is the victory of "Sou". Gari-gari doesn't contain watermelon juice. Sou is a taste that is just right for calling itself "THE Watermelon"! It was like eating frozen watermelon.


Gari-gari-kun watermelon and Sou THE watermelon, overall, there was no "●● win", and each had its own merits. I think people have different tastes, but since it's a big deal, why don't you sprinkle some salt on it and compare it? Of course, with the real chilled watermelon!