Paris Bite: Matcha and Adzuki Duomo from Patisserie Sadaharu Aoki
Despite appearances, this treat from Patisserie Sadaharu Aoki is not a tiny green hamburger attached to a giant ball of moss. It's actually a matcha and adzuki duomo, a green tea-flavored (matcha) ball of creamy goodness containing a shell filled with sweet red bean paste (adzuki), with a miniature matcha macaron stuck on the side. It's one of the most incredible taste sensations I've ever experienced, a perfect blend of two sophisticated culinary traditions. The delicate, crispy textures, the creaminess, and the sweetness are all classically French, but the flavors are unquestionably Japanese—a melding of Aoki's Tokyo roots and his Paris influences.
Sadaharu Aoki
35 Rue de Vaugirard, 75006, 6th Arrondissement, Paris, France (map)
01 45 44 48 90
sadaharuaoki.com
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11 Comments:
that looks like something long forgotten, lurking in the back of a fridge.
Southern_bella at 5:50PM on 08/13/08
beautiful, going on my must visit list.
simon at 5:51PM on 08/13/08
Having been to Sadaharu Aoki, I concur that HIS STUFF IS MEGA DELICIOUSSSS AND YOU SHOULD GO. I don't even like matcha-flavored stuff that much, but he makes it taste...awesomer.
roboppy at 5:56PM on 08/13/08
omg. that looks so good. i love matcha!
chlamers at 5:58PM on 08/13/08
i loved his shop! i agree that matcha usually doesn't do it for me, and i loved his stuff.
definitely grab the macaron sampler. the flavors are amazing. as were the macarons i had at laduree and pierre herme. yum, paris.
dmarina at 6:31PM on 08/13/08
So that's what martian food looks like...
Tonecat at 8:51PM on 08/13/08
*drool* I LOVE matcha and azuki, especially in sweet stuff like this! My stepmother always sends me really cool pastries from Japan. I'll bet this was awesome!
Cassaendra at 7:28AM on 08/14/08
I'd love to try that. It looks surprisingly appetizing to me (?) :)
hungrychristel at 9:42AM on 08/14/08
Sigh...now I'm salivating and despondent that I'm not in Paris...
gastronomeg at 11:47AM on 08/14/08
I just had the lemon and praline one there a week ago. yummmm. That was incredible!
SweetSalz21 at 12:59PM on 08/15/08
that does not look even remotely appetizing. Looks like something Strongbad drew. "Den you got like the big fuzzy greeeen thing. Den uh just put a green hamburger on the side there....coming out the side."
Smoosh at 3:28PM on 08/15/08