Cool sweets in Okinawa - 6 masterpieces -

Cool sweets in Okinawa - 6 masterpieces -
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Okinawan summer is very long, and there are many days that are warm enough to want cool things even when the season is winter. Under the sun, you want shaved ice and ice cream. For such people, we recommend cool sweets that use plenty of local ingredients unique to Okinawa. You can cool down from the core of your body with just a bite. Let's drive and look for your favorite sweets.

Okinawan sweets with plenty of cool feeling that you can enjoy with your eyes and tongue. The taste that makes you smile unexpectedly makes your heart and body happy!

Thousands of Days

This is the royal road! Good old Okinawa Zenzai that can only be tasted by long-established stores

It is a specialty store that is loved not only by locals but also by tourists. One of the most popular sweets of 1000 days that still inherit the previous recipe is simple “ice zenzai”. Powder ice cream is fluffy and volummy. Smooth soft and smooth texture attracts the sweetness of moistened beans. Normally, red beans are used for zenzai on the mainland, but Okinawa Zenzai uses kintoki beans that are hard to boil down. You have a good texture and a moderate sweetness. The huge size of 25 cm in height is just a masterpiece. It's amazing that you can eat it alone.

Tsurugame-do Zenzai

I'm thrilled with a wide variety of variations! If you're a different kind of sweets here

Tsurugamedo Zenzai has many unusual and cool sweets such as "Cara Mirukuzenzai" using coffee liqueur. Above all, the impact of "Red potato brown sugar zenzai" is outstandingly destructive. The first thing that jumps into your eyes is the vivid purple of red potato powder that dyes ice, and the gentle brown of brown sugar syrup. If you break down the ice mountain, red potato ice lurks quietly in your breath. There is no doubt that your tongue will be obsessed with Okinawa-like combination of red potatoes and brown sugar.

Ryubi Ryu-pin

Arrange Taiwan shaved ice in Okinawa style! Dynamic sweets

Ryubi Ryu-pin, which has a store at Onna's station, is very popular with sweets "Ice Mountain", which uses ingredients unique to Okinawa, such as red moyataimo and jimami (peanut). Among them, "Ice Mountain Tropical Fruit", which is topped with seasonal fruits and ice, is a place you want to eat along with your trip to Okinawa. The soft ice like powder snow and the rich flavor of mango and dragon fruit are outstanding. As the name suggests, it's a good idea to share it with friends and couples.

Vita Smoothies

With the smoothie of Okina One Fruit, let's charge vitamins quickly!

Located close to Kokusai Dori Street, Vita Smoothies can be said to be the ignite of Okinawa smoothies. A lineup of more than 20 kinds of classics, such as tropical fruits and berry, at all times! We make it after receiving the order, so you can always taste the fresh smoothies. Above all, "Red Dragon Fruit Smoothie" using Dragon Fruit has excellent antioxidant properties, so it gently replenishes your tired body by being exposed to ultraviolet rays. If you add a lyche with topping, you should be able to expect a high skin effect. Kokusai Dori Street is illuminated by the summer sun. Smoothy gives you a moment of healing to your tired body.

Tanaka Fruit Shop

A fascinating taste that sweeps the west coast with plenty of Okinawan fruits

We are proud of the cool sweets that use seasonal fruits purchased from local farmers in such a luxurious manner. "Mountain Mango Parfait", which uses one whole mango, can be said to be a blissful sweet that melts your tongue. In addition, the colorful and cute visual "Shave Ice" is also worth noting. There are 13 kinds of handmade flavors, from Hawaiian to Okinawa, and you can choose 3 of them you like. It is one of the nice points to be able to taste your own original flavor.

Blue Seal Makiko Main Store

A representative of Okinawa Ice! Pop guy born in the United States

Ice mountain where you can enjoy several kinds of ice cream at once. There are Blue Seal Mountain with 7 types of ice cream and Big Mountain with 17 types of ice cream. Above all, the big mountain looks like a monster. Ice cream is piled up tightly, and one topping with the standard blue seal ice sand "POLA BEAR". Strawberry at the top adds a refreshing acidity to sweet ice cream. Why don't you try it once for memories of your trip?

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