kinako-anko
On December 3, I experienced the "Finale Parfait" after drinking the popular sake in Sapporo, and then I rushed to another sweets shop just before closing time. I went up to the 9th floor using the escalator at "Shinsaibashi PARCO" and visited "Fueki Shop" that opened inside Tokyu Hands in November last year. The shop is themed around the animal-shaped character "Fueki-kun," with a yellow color scheme symbolizing the Fueki-kun container. The shop offers a wide range of shop-exclusive goods from food menus to cosmetics, accessories, and apparel. The representative product of "Fueki Glue Industry Co., Ltd.," founded in 1886 with its headquarters in Yao City, Osaka Prefecture, is the "Fueki Glue," which is a glue and adhesive product used in school projects and households. Especially, the "Animal Glue" released in 1975 features cute animals (dogs) wearing hats on the packaging. Although this dog did not have a name for a long time, it was named "Fueki-kun" in 2008 and has been a long-selling product loved by preschoolers and school children. The highlight of this shop is the soft serve ice cream served in Fueki-kun containers in six colors: red, yellow, pink, blue, white, and matcha. The flavors include vanilla, vanilla & strawberry, vanilla & chocolate, premium matcha, chestnut, and premium chocolate. I chose the Fueki-kun Soft Serve Ice Cream 500 yen, vanilla & strawberry flavor, in a yellow container. After paying the fee, I received a yellow Fueki-kun cup with vanilla & strawberry soft serve ice cream, and I had to swirl it myself using the soft serve ice cream machine next to the register. I held it in my left hand, took a photo with my smartphone in my right hand while swirling, which was a bit awkward and I messed up the swirling, making it look clumsy. I should have neatly swirled it into a spiral shape before taking a photo. I sat on a chair shaped like a Fueki-kun hat in a corner of the shop and enjoyed the ice cream. Holding the cute Fueki-kun container in my hand, I first took a bite from the top and then licked the soft serve ice cream scooped with a wooden spatula, creating a strange scene of licking and nibbling. Since it was just before closing time and there were no other customers around, I was relieved that no one saw me (laughs). The ice cream was delicious as usual, and thank you for accompanying me on this review that was clearly aimed at being entertaining. Thank you for the meal!