What is the 1mm Mont Blanc that is the talk of the town at Saori, a restaurant specializing in Tanba chestnuts and Japanese chestnuts, which opened in Kiyamachi Takatsuji?

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2019.10.21

What is the 1mm Mont Blanc that is the talk of the town at Saori, a restaurant specializing in Tanba chestnuts and Japanese chestnuts that opened in Kiyamachi Takatsuji?

When one thinks of autumn sweets, "Mont Blanc" comes to mind, and articles on "chestnut sweets" and "Mont Blanc" are always very popular on WebLeaf. For those who love chestnuts, a new store specializing in Tamba chestnuts and Japanese chestnuts has opened in Kiyamachi Takatsuji. It is called "Saori," specializing in Tamba chestnuts and Japanese chestnuts.

The character for "gauze" means a thin, transparent silk fabric. The Mont Blanc here has a heap of approximately 1mm thin as if it were made of such silk fabric.

After walking down Shijo-Kiyamachi for about 5 minutes, we came to "Saori, Tanba Kuri-Wa-guri Specialty Restaurant". ［After a 5-minute walk down Shijo-Kiyamachi, you will see Saori, which specializes in tanbakuri (chestnuts) and Japanese chestnuts. After passing through the entrance of a traditional Kyoto-style machiya, you will see the entrance with a vaulted ceiling! While retaining the appearance of the old building, new elements have been added to create a wonderful and tasteful space.

(Left) The entrance gives the feeling of a traditional Kyoto townhouse. (Right) The entrance is through a stairwell. Sunlight pours in through the trees on sunny days.

A view of the second floor. Even though it is a new store, the nostalgic feeling of the space will make you stay longer than you think!

Now to the Mont Blanc that you have been waiting for. Here, they squeeze the Mont Blanc after receiving your order. Please take a look at the video to see how it is being squeezed out!
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Montblanc with a fineness of 1 mm is truly delicate itself.

The chestnuts thus squeezed into mont blanc are made from Tanba chestnuts, which are said to be the finest in Japan. The production of these chestnuts is so small that they are said to account for 11 TP3T of domestically produced chestnuts, making them very hard to obtain. At this shop, they are able to enjoy Montblanc made from Tamba chestnuts throughout the year because they receive them directly from contracted farmers. Here is the finished product.

Saori "sha," a signature dish using only tanbakuri-style chestnuts, 2,200 yen

All of the menu items here have pairing dollings to match the sweets, and you can choose from Marukyu Koyamaen's mizu-dashi sencha and hojicha teas, organically grown coffee, and champagne (+1,000 yen).

Put a fork in the heaping mound of Mont Blanc that looked as if it would fall over at any moment, and take a bite. I was surprised at the simple taste of the chestnuts themselves, which I could feel directly. The staff told us that they use as little sugar and other ingredients as possible in order to let you enjoy the true flavor of the chestnuts. As you eat more, you will find a layer of crispy meringue, which is baked at a low temperature for a long time, and smooth, melt-in-your-mouth whipped cream. The sweetness of the cake was kept to a minimum in order to directly convey the goodness of "Tanba Kuri," and this was the moment when the sweet concept of "Mont Blanc" in the minds of WebLeaf staff members was overturned.

The Japanese chestnut and seasonal fruit parfait of the day uses an abundance of Cheyenne muscats.

Other items include a Japanese chestnut and seasonal fruit parfait for 2,500 yen, a chestnut-flour rice cake topped with a heaping scoop of thick Japanese chestnut cream and freshly boiled white rice balls at the counter for 1,600 yen, and a Japanese chestnut and seasonal fruit tart for 2,000 yen.

This is the season when chestnuts are delicious, so please come to Saori, which specializes in Tanba chestnuts and Japanese chestnuts, and experience the goodness of Tanba chestnuts born in Kyoto.

All prices listed do not include tax.

Saori, specializing in Tanba chestnuts and Japanese chestnuts

Tanbakuri Waguri Senmon Sasori
170-1 Izumiya-cho, Kiyamachi-dori Takatsuji-agaru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto
Tel.075-365-5559
10:00-18:00 (LO/17:30)
https://www.instagram.com/wagurisenmon.saori/

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