Mmmm...Mochi Cream!

Went to Ala Moana over the weekend and did some back to school shopping. Also remembered my camera so I able to take pictures. When we got there, it was so early that most of the stores weren't open yet. I took a few pics of the display while walking past La Palme D'or...





Eventually (after everything opened) we worked our way over to Shirokiya. Here's some pics of the usual offerings...












This weekend, Shirokiya was featuring Mochi Cream. Now we all know what Mochi Ice Cream is, but what the heck is Mochi Cream? I knew that they had featured it before but I hadn't been able to go and see. I guess we were early, no lines... The price is pretty steep...6 pieces for $8.99. You get to pick what you want...



There's a lot of different flavors...


Nicely arranged in the display cases...








Some flavors were sold out...


...and they had truffle flavors too...most unfortunately, sold out...


this was the display box of the truffle flavors...


Ok, we selected our 6...they were: green tea, cafe au lait, mont blanc, passion orange, cream apple & peach cream. Here's our box...




Here's a closeup on one...


Here's our 6 laid out on a plate...




And now, the moment of truth...what exactly are inside these???






I have this bad habit of trying to analyze food and dishes and trying to figure out how they are made. The mochi creams have three layers. The core is some kind of cream, not sure what kind, but it tastes good. The next layer is definitely made out of lima bean paste which has been flavored. It's been pureed really fine and you can really taste the flavor that was blended in. I noticed one flavor had specks of azuki beans inside. The final layer is mochi that has been flavored...guess you get a double dose of the selected flavor that way. The green tea one was also dusted with matcha powder on the outside. And the taste? It was great! Different from a regular mochi with azuki inside...very sweet...and the selected flavor comes through from the two outer layers. The cream in the center also adds to the taste experience. These are also very soft and kind of on the gushy side. I think they picked those type of flavors because they are very strong flavors. I really liked the cafe au lait but they all probably tasted good. Didn't get to taste all 6 as we kind of shared it around. Wish I could have gotten some of those sold out flavors. The only con is the price. Wonder if I could make these? Hmmm...