For seven days from January 21st to 27th, fruit tart specialty store Kil Fait Bon will be holding "2016 Strawberry Week!", featuring a wide variety of strawberry tarts.
The fair will feature a wide variety of tarts made with unique strawberry varieties from all over Japan, including Kirapika, Beni Hoppe, White Strawberry, and Nagasaki Prefecture's Yumenoka. One of the most notable tarts is the new "Strawberry and Orange Cereal Tart" (872 yen for a piece, 8,316 yen for a whole). This tart features a layer of strawberry bavarois on top of slowly baked almond cream, and is decorated with vibrant strawberries and oranges. The fragrant aroma of the pie crust, made with 16-grain grits (a blend of various grains), adds a touch of flavor.
In-store exclusive tarts will also be available. Exclusive to Grand Maison Ginza is the "Chiba Prefecture Black Strawberry Tart" (1,061 yen incl. tax for a piece, 10,044 yen incl. tax for a whole), decorated entirely with black strawberries, known for their deep, rich red color. Juicy black strawberries are luxuriously placed on top of custard cream made with homemade black strawberry jam and custard. The "Shizuoka Prefecture Momoka Tart" (879 yen incl. tax for a piece, 8,316 yen incl. tax for a whole), exclusive to the Solamachi store, Abeno Hoop store, and Hamamatsu, is made with an abundance of "Momooka" strawberries, known for their sweet, peach-like fragrance, as the name suggests. Other items on offer include the "White Strawberry - The Scent of First Love Tart" (Piece 1,630 yen including tax, whole 12,420 yen including tax), which uses plenty of white strawberries, the "Shizuoka Prefecture Izu Domestic Benihoppe Tart" (Piece 1,337 yen including tax, whole 12,744 yen including tax), which uses Benihoppe tarts grown in Izunokuni City, as well as the "Strawberry and Baked Cheese Tart" (Piece 658 yen including tax, whole 5,616 yen including tax), "Strawberry and Rhubarb Tart" (Piece 660 yen including tax, whole 6,264 yen including tax), and the "Confetti-shaped Strawberry and Banana Rare Cheese Tart" (Piece 735 yen including tax, whole 7,020 yen including tax).
