Fulfilled

At a recent press dinner a fellow foodie friend tipped me on to a new Japanese party shop in Bev Hills. She told me they featured mochi-esque desserts, so I had to check it out. Unfortch, they didn't really specialize in mochi, but rather a Japanese dessert dating back to 1800 known as imagawa-yaki.



The best way to describe the pastry is pancake batter poured into a round cast iron mold, and then filled with sweets like red bean. The Bev Hills shop offers both sweet and savory varieties, but because I have the biggest sweet tooth EVER I went with...(duh) sweet.



I tried both the azuki bean (aka red bean), as well as the custard cream (like creme anglais), and a seasonal mochi dessert (this is the only one they carried) that was filled with red bean and a strawberry.



Having had many a mochi in my day, I wasn't a huge fan and felt that the mochi exterior was too grainy and not chewy enough.



As for the imagawa-yaki, I happen to LOVE red bean, but felt that the red bean they used was too sweet, so I actually preferred the cream version.



The shop itself is cute, and it's set up like a small cafe with a selection of Japanese beverages (many with the flavor peach, I dunno why) to wash down that dessert with...I guess most sweet.



While I definitely wasn't blown away, it's worth checking our for a different take on dessert...or snack!

9405 S. Santa Monica Blvd., Bev Hills
310-860-0776
fulfilledpastries.com