Beloved shimaenaga “snow fairies” convey the kawaii to Krispy Kreme, however you’ll solely discover them at 4 shops in all of Japan.
People round Japan take delight within the blossoming of the sakura cherry blossoms, however the look of the spring blooms are maybe nowhere extra welcome than within the nation’s coldest areas, like Hokkaido, the place folks can lastly look ahead to hotter days after months of snow.
That’s an enormous motive why folks in Hokkaido are being handled to one of many rarest sakura treats within the nation — the Milky Shimaenega.
Shimaenega is a hen native to Hokkaido, sometimes called Japan’s cutest hen resulting from its fluffy, mochi-ball like look. This long-tailed tit differs to tits on the mainland with a whiter face that blends in with the snowy landscapes it’s typically pictured in, main them to be often known as “snow fairies“.
This native hen is a supply of delight and affection for Hokkaido locals, and after Krispy Kreme selected to function it in a matcha doughnut final January, it grew to become so well-liked that it’s now again for a second outing, this time being featured in a sakura setting.
This 12 months, the shimaenega sits cosily inside a doughnut with white chocolate icing and pink chocolate shavings resembling fallen sakura petals on a mattress of snow. The hen itself is a chocolate creation containing milk cream from Hokkaido, Japan’s premier dairy-producing area, with wings constructed from adzuki pink bean paste and a beak and eyes made with bitter chocolate.
While doughnuts these cute would grow to be sell-out hits anyplace, they’re solely restricted on the market on the following 4 branches in Hokkaido: Sitatte Sapporo, Chitose Outlet Mall Rera, Sapporo Le Trois, and Sapporo Pole Town.
Priced at 367 yen (US$2.49) for takeout or 374 yen for eat-in, the lovable doughnuts can be available from 1 February till late May, however solely in restricted numbers, so gross sales are more likely to stop earlier than the official end-date.
We’re envious that we gained’t be seeing the shimaenaga right here on the mainland, however provided that Hokkaido is the final place within the nation to get pleasure from hanami cherry blossom-viewing season in Japan, they should have candy cherry blossom doughnuts!
Source, photographs: PR Times
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