Snowflake Shavery
Black Seasame Snow, Mochi, Condensed Milk, Egg Pudding
Green Tea Snow, Red Bean, Condensed Milk
Originally intrigued but inevitably underwhelmed by the Fro-Yo fad it was with high expectations that I approached the highly praised Snowflake Shavery hoping that the new ‘foodie’ trend of Japanese Snow Cream would succeed where others had failed, namely creating a reason to ever crave it in a world full of gelato and ice cream. Located, like many wonderful things, on Spring Mountain Road in the same complex as Kabuto, Raku, Monta, Zen, and others it was just after 5:00 when I entered the small shop and greeted by friendly servers and low prices I opted for two small “Cool Combos” and with the all-natural ‘snow’ shaved and topped I made my towards the door to indulge, the delicate ribbons slowly shifting as I walked and the first fluffy bite crossing my lips just as I stepped outside, the flavor quite subtle and decidedly improved by the accoutrements, particularly the egg pudding which I would gladly eat by the bowl topped with or without a scoop of red bean. Admittedly a fan of sweet, decadent desserts and perhaps expecting too much based on the publicity I will simply say that while I appreciate Snowflake’s ethics and ingredients I’m just not their target market – if I want health food I’ll stay home and eat as I always do and if I want frozen desserts I’ll head over to Art of Flavors.
