Japanese Sweets: Gaufres
A classic Gaufre flavor trio: strawberry, chocolate, and vanilla.
Kobe Fugetsudo is a Japanese bakery that has been creating beautiful sweets since 1897. Their main branch is located in Kobe, Japan, but lucky for the Rikumo office, Kaz and Yuka (Rikumo's co-founders) brought a few tins back for us to enjoy.
Baked between two metal plates and embossed with the Gaufre logo, these delicate and crispy rice wafers sandwich a light spread of sweet pastry cream. Although gaufre is French for waffles, Fugetsudo’s cookies combines a minimal Japanese sensibility with the rich flavor of French sweets.
Gaufres come in two sizes, the large size is pictured above on our Linen Border towel.