Last month, Mister Donut surprised customers with a new limited-edition collection with matcha expert Gion Tsujiri. The so-called “Mister Donut Meets Gion Tsujiri” collection quickly sold out when the two companies first joined forces in 2016. Now, they’re back with a second round of this season’s collection, with two new creations.
As always, all donuts feature matcha sourced by Gion Tsujiri from Uji, Kyoto, the 150-year-old production center of matcha. However, this time, two donuts feature Gion Tsujiri’s own hojicha, giving us a colorful collection with more textures and flavors than previous collections.
“Zukushi” means “nothing more,” and the donuts feature hojicha, with the smoky aroma of the tea kneaded into the dough and blended into the cream filling. Finished with a dusting of hojicha kinako (roasted soybean powder), the doughnut can be enjoyed on its own for a rich tea aroma, or drizzled with the accompanying black sugar syrup (kuromitsu) for a rich molasses taste.
The hojicha dough is once again dusted with hojicha kinako, but this time it’s topped with red bean paste and a few chocolate chips for a different contrast of flavors and textures.
The third and final addition to the second series is a luxurious matcha doughnut created to celebrate Mister Donut’s 55th anniversary. Combining five different matcha elements – dough, cream, warabimochi (a jelly-like bracken starch dessert), chocolate and matcha powder – the doughnut is the grand finale of the collection, but it’s also the hardest to get your hands on, as it won’t be sold in stores and can only be purchased through the Misdo Net Order app.
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