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There are several things in that concept that might not seem like they should go together, but we can\u2019t so no to a dessert this unique<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n The Kariya Highway Oasis<\/strong> in the town of Kariya, Aichi Prefecture<\/strong>, is pretty incredible, even by the lofty standards for highway rest stops in Japan. This is, after all, the rest stop with its own giant Ferris wheel<\/a>.<\/p>\n But on our most recent visit, we stumbled across something else that was totally unexpected: Toto Ice Cream<\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u201cSo cold! An ice cream that doesn\u2019t melt easily,\u201d<\/strong> boasted the sign at one of Kariya Highway Oasis\u2019 souvenir shops. But what really had us intrigued, and also a little frightened, wasn\u2019t the promise of melt-resistant ice cream, but who was offering it\u2026<\/p>\n \u2026Yamasa Chikuwa Company<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Now, we\u2019ve got nothing against Yamasa Chikuwa itself. It\u2019s an Aichi Prefecture company that\u2019s been offering quality foodstuffs since it incorporated in 1940, and even before that its roots go back to the early 1800s<\/strong>. No, what has us a little concerned is that Yamasa Chikuwa is a company that specializes in chikuwa<\/strong> (fish sausage), kamaboko<\/strong> (fish cake), and various kinds of nerimono<\/strong> (fish\/seafood paste) products.<\/p>\n \u25bc Various types of fried chikuwa and kamaboko available at the Yamasa souvenir shop<\/p>\n So no, Yamasa Chikuwa is not a name we associate with delicious desserts, regardless of their melting speeds. And yet, there it was, the sign for Toto Ice Cream, which the accompanying text described as \u201cThe great combination of Yamasa Chikuwa\u2019s fish sweets \u2018Toto\u2019 and ice cream!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n OK, so at least it seemed like the ice cream didn\u2019t contain any fish, but now we had the equally unusual concept of a separate dessert made with fish being topped with ice cream. And yet, we couldn\u2019t help feeling curious, and as is so often the case when trying to sort out mixed emotions, we went with the option that allowed us to eat ice cream, and so we ordered a cup of Toto Ice Cream<\/strong> for 550 yen (US$3.70).<\/p>\n We started with a spoonful of the vanilla ice cream, since that\u2019s what\u2019s on top. It was delicious, but with no unexpected, unfamiliar flavors of textures.<\/p>\n Then it was time to try the Toto sitting underneath<\/strong>.<\/p>\n We had no idea what was in store for us here, but as we inserted our spoon, it was met with a soft, sponge-cake consistency<\/strong>.\u00a0Popping it into our mouth, the flavor and texture were somewhere between a souffle and castella sponge cake. The cake was moist and tender, with the flavor of rich egg\u2026and, mild but unmistakably, nerimono<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Asking an employee for more information, we found out that Toto is a cake made with soy milk, egg, and, yep, fish paste mixed into the batter<\/strong>. To our surprise, though, while milky notes and fish flavors oftentimes don\u2019t mix together well at all, they didn\u2019t clash here, making for an interesting fusion of sweet and umami sensations<\/strong>.<\/p>\n As for whether or not the Toto Ice Cream is actually melt-resistant, we\u2019re not 100-percent convinced. To be fair, though, we were eating inside and in an air-conditioned space, and between that, the reasonable portion size, and the pace at which we were easting because of how much we were enjoying the dessert, there really wasn\u2019t time for any significant melting to occur anyway.<\/p>\n So yeah, color us impressed at the results of this unorthodox mix of ingredients. If we had one complaint, it might be that the Toto by itself, without the ice cream, might be a little too subtle in flavor to satisfy a strong sweet tooth, but in addition to the plane Toto we ate, there are also milk chocolate and bitter chocolate versions available, so we\u2019ll have to try one of those next time we stop by this highway rest stop.<\/p>\n Location information<\/strong> Photos \u00a9 SoraNews24<\/em> There are several things in that concept that might not seem like they should go together, but we can\u2019t so no to a dessert this unique. 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\nKariya Highway Oasis \/ \u5208\u8c37\u30cf\u30a4\u30a6\u30a7\u30a4\u30aa\u30a2\u30b7\u30b9
\nAddress: Aichi-ken, Kariya-shi, Higashisakai-cho, Yoshino 55
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\nYamasa Chikuwa shop open 8 a.m.-10 p.m. (weekdays), 7 a.m.-10 p.m. (weekends, holidays)
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