遠森一郎
On Sunday, the sports day for the kids was interrupted due to rain, so my family and I decided to go to Tenjin for some shopping since we had some free time in the afternoon. My wife and the kids were looking forward to enjoying some snacks as they walked around. After some research, we found out that there was a store in Solaria Plaza that served matcha sweets, which my sixth-grade daughter loves. So, we decided to visit "nana'sgreentea" at Solaria Plaza. "nana'sgreentea" is operated by a company called Shichisai, based in Meguro, Tokyo. They have stores all over Japan, from Sapporo in Hokkaido to Okinawa, as well as in Taiwan, Singapore, Vancouver in Canada, and Seattle in the United States. While their main focus is tea and sweets, they also offer meal options like ochazuke, udon, and donburi. In Fukuoka, they have stores at Hakata Station Deitos and Fukuoka Parco New Building, but the Solaria Plaza store on the 4th floor has a more relaxed atmosphere compared to the other city stores. My sixth-grade daughter, who loves matcha, ordered the matcha nama chocolate parfait, my wife chose the matcha roll cake and blend coffee set, and my younger daughter, who doesn't like matcha, ordered the lemon soft soda with pearls in a large size. As for me, I decided to go with the matcha shiratama parfait. We placed our orders at the register when we entered the store, and our dishes were soon brought to our table. The matcha shiratama parfait was topped with whipped cream, red bean paste, matcha ice cream, shiratama, cornflakes, and vanilla ice cream, with matcha jelly at the bottom. The whipped cream was rich, the matcha ice cream was intense, and the red bean paste was pleasantly sweet. Mixing the shiratama with these flavors created a luxurious taste. As I scooped up the matcha jelly from the bottom, I enjoyed its rich matcha flavor combined with the vanilla cream. My younger daughter's lemon soft soda was also delicious and flavorful. It was evident that the store took great care in preparing not only tea-based items but also other menu items. I found the experience quite enjoyable and would love to come back for more rich matcha sweets if the opportunity arises.