Fauchon eclair “La Vague”

These eclairs including “eclair La Vague” are from Fauchon.

The eclair La Vague is a kind of cream puff with ukiyo-e “Hokusai’s The Great Wave off Kanagawa” coating.

It is filled with custard which is used as a flavoring in echire butter. Not only they are beautiful to the eye, but also amazingly delicious.

BTW,Hokusai was a Japanese artist, ukiyo-e painter and printmaker of the Edo period.

Takashimaya FAUCHON PARIS　（japanese)
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Kamogawa ayu from Kyoto

Kyoto is famous for wagashi(japanese confectionery). There are many wagashi shops in Kyoto.

These are Kamogawa ayu. They imitate ayu (means sweetfish) in Kamogawa (the name of main river flows among Kyoto city). That tastes good contains shiroan (beans paste).

Tawaraya yoshitomi