Asking the staff didn’t prove to be any help to us either, as they didn’t seem to know anything about the new release when we asked them about it. Dubbed “Pokémon Tokyo Banana“, this new collection pays homage to Pikachu, with the character appearing on the banana-shaped sponge cakes in six different designs. We buy stacks of the new limited-edition sweet souvenir to see if we can snare all six cute Pikachu designs. Tokyo Banana (東京ばな奈, also written 東京バナナ or 東京ばなな with the same pronunciation) is a Japanese banana-shaped sponge cake with cream filling. The Japanese capital is famous for many things, but bananas are certainly not one of them! The custard filling was sweet and creamy, with a delectable banana flavour that had us drawing comparisons to the bananas in Pokémon Go. Tokyo Banana (東京ばな奈, also written 東京バナナ or 東京ばなな with the same pronunciation) is a Japanese banana-shaped sponge cake with cream filling. Bringing you yesterday's news from Japan and Asia, today. I chose Expedited Shipping because they said you could only choose that option for Tokyo banana as the custard cream is made from real pureed banana. ▼ And were surprised to find two of the exact same character design! For instance,… [4], "Why You Must Bring Home a Tokyo Banana to Your Loved Ones", "The best souvenir of Tokyo " Tokyo banana, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tokyo_Banana&oldid=937792632, Articles containing Japanese-language text, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Tokyo Banana Ai to Sachi (new product August 2008), This page was last edited on 27 January 2020, at 07:02. On sale in Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba, and Saitama from 21 November, before a nationwide rollout across the country, we were keen to catch ’em all as soon as they appeared so we headed out to our nearest 7-Eleven to see if we could get lucky. It is the official souvenir sweet of Tokyo and is manufactured and sold by Grapestone Co. [ja]. And after we’d opened eight packs, we already had five of the six designs available. Just last week, we wrote about the upcoming collaboration between Pokémon and the ludicrously popular sweet treat that’s been the go-to souvenir for many travellers to the capital: Tokyo Banana. ▼ All in the name of field research, Pikachu. Tokyo banana is a sponge cake with banana flavor custard cream. Is there any point to holding your chopsticks the “correct” way? With six types available, and two in each pack, customers need to buy at least three packs to have any chance of catching ’em all. As of 2016, the yearly sales are roughly 4 billion yen. So have you might have guessed, Tokyo Bananas where first released as a tong-in-cheek representative dessert of Tokyo but they somehow really become popular. Tokyo Banana Miitsuketa is manufactured at MASDAC Corporation's factory in Tokorozawa, Saitama. We eagerly opened up the remaining four packs, but alas – no tail. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter! With twelve in our bag, we were curious to see how many types we’d caught, and hoped we might have secured ourselves one of the rare types — a heart-shaped tail that resembles the back of a female Pikachu. Tokyo Banana Miitsuketa (見ぃつけたっ), the original banana custard flavor, first went on sale in 1991. We did have this pile at the end of it, however, and it was mighty cute, with mostly winking and cheery Pikachus. Tokyo Banana Ai & Sachi (Milk & Cocoa) Cookies (¥1018) Next up is the Tokyo Banana Ai & Sachi (Milk & Cocoa) Cookies! Tokyo Banana Baumkuchen 東京ばな奈しっとりクーヘン Tokyo banana sponge cake is very popular in Japan among locals and tourists; they are known for their banana shaped cake with a banana cream filling which tastes amazingly good! They come in a variety of flavors, including a special edition for the Olympics. The original flavor is known as Tokyo Banana Miitsuketa (見ぃつけたっ), and is filled with a banana custard cream. The banana connection actually makes this even more of an impressive collaboration, and it’s one more people around the country will be able to enjoy as the rollout continues throughout November and December. Despite arriving early in the morning, the first 7-Eleven we visited didn’t have any Pokémon Tokyo Banana anywhere. ▼ We picked up our first bag and opened it up…. Tokyo Bananas come in many different flavors and are usually packaged individually in plastic. Dubbed “Pokémon Tokyo Banana“, this new collection pays homage to Pikachu, with the character appearing on the banana-shaped sponge cakes in six different designs. These bananas have a calming effect, helping wild Pokémon settle, and the Pokémon Tokyo Banana had the same soothing effect on us. Photos © SoraNews24 ▼ We slowly split the Pikachu in two and discovered it was filled with banana custard cream! [ Read in Japanese ], © SoraNews24 -Japan News- / SOCIO CORPORATION, Pikachu and Chansey doughnuts from Mister Donut, Drinking wine made from the only train station platform vineyard in Japan, We try making imoni, the beloved taro and beef stew of northern Japan【SoraKitchen】. TOKYO BANANA. Mr. Sato tries out ‘the Life Ruiner’, a wearable kotatsu – will it ruin his life? Studio Ghibli releases 250 more free-to-download/use images from five films, and Totoro is here! To find out, we picked up one of the cheery Pikachus for an investigative dissection. [3] Even before Tokyo Banana, there were a large number of souvenir cakes in Tokyo, but Tokyo Banana was the first to include "Tokyo" in its product name. Extremely fluffy sponge cake and rich, creamy banana custard of Tokyo Banana is something cracks your mind open. After baking, the sponge cake is steamed to bring out a soft texture. » Pokémon Tokyo Banana haul: Will we find the rare Pikachu tail. However, do you know that they also make a lot of other cakes and cookies that are also good. I ordered both the tokyo banana original and the giraffe version. One of the best places to find Tokyo Banana is at train stations; head to JR Ueno Station to find an adorable panda-themed Tokyo Banana at the souvenir shop stands there. From January 2021, a second Pokémon Tokyo Banana range will become available, so we’ll keep chasing that elusive tail and chomping on Pikachu and Chansey doughnuts from Mister Donut until then! My order was shipped in around 2-3 days, just like the company had said. One example is the Tokyo Banana, a sweet banana-shaped snack filled with custard. They looked adorable on the outside, but what about the inside? ● Want to hear about SoraNews24’s latest articles as soon as they’re published? The original is known as the 'Tokyo Banana Miitsuketa', and is simply a banana-shaped cake filled with banana cream custard. ▼ The Pokémon Tokyo Banana range is exclusive to 7-Eleven stores in Japan. Would this mean that each pack contained two of the same designs inside? Let’s find out【Experiment】, Fashion magazine Egg’s 2020 Japanese Buzzword Awards are here to bring out your inner teen, Instant ramen with 40 billion lactic acid bacteria on sale now, Japanese VTuber Usada Pekora’s new plum wine has a label drawn by Madoka’s character designer, Nara University study finds some common teas can neutralize COVID-19, Pathetically weak Magikarp shown love with Pokémon manhole covers in birthplace of koi culture, Japanese bathroom has a clever countermeasure for guys who pee on the floor at the urinal【Photos】, Tokyo talent “scout” picks wrong woman to try to recruit, and not just because she’s a politician. These are the hardest to get, and the heart tail is even harder to find, with a note on the side of the pack saying “The heart design is extremely lucky!”. It is the official souvenir sweet of Tokyo and is manufactured and sold by Grapestone Co. [].. Tokyo Bananas come in many different flavors and are usually packaged individually in plastic. ▼ Left to right: “Prim Pikachu“; “Cheery Pikachu“; “Wink Pikachu“; “Hello Pikachu“; “Goodnight Pikachu“. There’s a mix of both Milk (the white ones) and the Cocoa (the brown ones) cookies that have a layer of banana cream in between. Unless you are allergic to banana, trying one of these may change your world. The only thing missing from our collection was the “Pikachu Tail“. As we opened up more packs, we were relived to find that not all of them contained two of the same character designs inside. Tokyo Bananas are sold across stores in Tokyo and in several major Japanese airports.[2]. 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