1. Summer limited melon parfait

・Café Restaurant Grand Rock [Yamagata City]

The first place I would like to introduce is Gran Rock in Yoshino, Yamagata City.

Here, celebrating the 30th anniversary of its founding, you can enjoy the original menu where everything from the pasta sauce to the parfait whipped cream is handmade using house recipes.

Depending on the season, you can have sweets using cherries, melons, grapes, etc., but this time we will introduce the particularly popular “summer limited melon parfait”.

It is a luxurious dish with a cool soft-serve ice cream topped on a ripe melon.

It is said that many customers visit just for this melon parfait.

The moment when you put “fresh melon” and “cool soft-serve ice cream” in your mouth is irresistible!

The soft-serve ice cream is not overly sweet, so you can enjoy it to the very end without overpowering the deliciousness of the melon.

Come and enjoy summer sweets that are full of volume and very satisfying!

The relaxed atmosphere of the store, which makes you feel like you are in the sunlight filtering through the trees, is also a recommended point.

2. Tempura manju soft (Kuromitsu soybean flour)

・Nakachoya Manju [Kaminoyama City]

Next, we will introduce the Nakajo Manju in the Kaminoyama hot spring town.

As the name suggests, the shop is famous for its manju buns filled with delicious red bean paste.

Don’t be surprised, it has a history of 160 years!

You can buy the Nakajo Manju, which is made using a method that has been preserved since its founding, at supermarkets in the prefecture, and at Gutto Yamagata, the Yamagata Tourist Information Center .

What I rgot this time was a little rare “Tempura Manju Soft (Kuromitsu Kinako)”.

It is a novel sweet with soft-serve ice cream topped with deep-fried manju.

The batter of the topping fried manju is crispy!

The red bean paste inside is moist!

The compatibility with the ice cream is also outstanding, and it was so delicious that I wanted to have a second serving.

There is also a small eat-in space inside the store, so it is perfect for taking a break from walking around the hot spring town.

3. Taiyaki parfait

・Yamaki [Yamanobe Town]

Next, I would like to introduce Yamaki in Yamanobe Town.

Even though it is a greengrocer, there are sweets too.

I was surprised when I entered the store!

Pickles, juice corner, jelly, etc., were lined up with so many products that I was surprised, “This is a greengrocer, isn’t it!?”

What I had was the popular menu item, the taiyaki parfait.

I chose the strawberry soft-serve ice cream, see here!

Soft-serve ice cream was boldly put on the mouth of the taiyaki lol

The children were delighted with the impact.

By the way, the soft-serve ice cream and topping fruit change with the season, so it’s fun to see how it looks and tastes from time to time.

Underneath the soft-serve ice cream is plenty of lightly sweet red bean paste, so it’s filling!

4. Kuzu ice

・Ipponsugi Confectionery [Tendo City]

The Ipponsugi Confectionery started business under the name of “Miharuya” under a single cedar tree on the Yamadera Highway.

Since its founding in 1930, it has come to be called “Ipponsugi Confectionery”, and even after the cedar tree was cut down, the name remained as the name of the shop.

In the store, there are many products such as the famous agemanju, Japanese sweets such as nerikiri and yokan, candies and rice crackers.

The chilled sweets to introduce is Kuzu Ice.

Because it uses kudzu vine, the ice cream does not melt easily when you take it home.

It has a crunchy texture, but when it melts, it turns into a soft texture that is irresistible!

Please be careful not to eat too much because it is delicious but low in calories.

5. Strawberry milk

・Strawberry Room [Tendo City]

At Strawberry Room in Tendo City, you can enjoy sweets made with branded strawberries, including “Nikoniko Berry,” which is directly delivered from a strawberry farm in Yamamoto Town, Miyagi Prefecture, which is a famous strawberry production area.

It used to be a tropical fish shop, so the inside of the shop is a healing space where tropical fish swim!

There is also a picture shooting spot, so please take a picture here after purchasing.

I received the store manager’s recommended “Strawberry milk”.

As a signboard menu, it is a cup that has been particular about ingredients and manufacturing methods.

I used normal amounts of strawberries and condensed milk, but the moderately sweet milk and sourness of the strawberries are exquisite!

It was refreshing and easy to drink, and it was so delicious that you could have endless amounts of it if you weren’t careful.

As an option, you can increase the amount of strawberries and condensed milk, so please enjoy it with your favorite sweetness.

6. Taiwan shaved ice

・Pomona38

At Tendo’s popular café Pomona38, you can enjoy sweets made with plenty of fresh fruit procured from contracted farmers inside and outside the prefecture.

This time, we will introduce the Taiwanese shaved ice that is only available during the summer.

A hearty dish topped with foam and strawberry ice cream.

The shaved ice is shaved from milk, so you can enjoy a slightly seaweed sweetness no matter where you eat it.

Large strawberries are also included, and the response to eating is outstanding!

We also recommend the cream soda, which looks great in the photo.

The restaurant has a calm atmosphere, so it is recommended to enjoy your time alone at the counter seats.

7. (Extra) Chilled noodles series

Yamagata is characterized by cold winters and extremely hot summers.

Born in Yamagata is Japan’s top-class “chilled culture”.

Starting with ramen, for which which Yamagata has the highest consumption in Japan, to such and such things.

In this article, we also introduce chilled noodles in Yamagata and a slightly surprising chilled culture, so be sure to check it out!