Pleasant for Japanese sweets fans

Matcha Dumpling and Red Bean Paste Parfait

Brand: 7-11

Price: 324 yen

Place of purchase: 7-11

Rating:

If you like desserts with lots of flavors, textures, and elements, this dessert will be right up your alley. The parfait has quite a few layers – a matcha jelly, topped with a matcha mousse, matcha dango, red bean paste, orange slices, and whipped cream. Lots going on in the one cup! I liked that all the flavors worked well together. The earthy matcha dango, jelly, and red beans were sweetened by the addition of the whipped cream and the orange slices – but in a quite natural way. Everything felt balanced.

This is definitely a higher priced dessert item when compared to other products in convenience stores at the moment. I wouldn't necessarily say it's bad value, since there are so many different elements in the dessert – but I do think it might deter people from giving it a try because other products are significantly cheaper. Other than that, I do think if you enjoy traditional Japanese flavors and you want a dessert that doesn't feel overly sugar-filled, that this one will fit the bill nicely. Give it a try if you see it at your local 7-11 convenience store!