Healthy and Trendy Edible Flower in Japan You Should Try

Healthy and Trendy Edible Flower in Japan You Should Try

Oh flowers.

They are perfect just about anywhere we see them. In gardens, mountains and even in the streets, their beauty is inescapable to the eyes. Some of them are vibrant, have a soothing fragrance and just the sight of it gives us a boost of good mood. Put them on the vase at the dinner table, and the room lightens up. And what more if we put them in our food?

Healthy and Trendy Edible Flowers in Japan

We’d love a healthy addition to our toast, our drinks or in our regular meal. And did you know you can go to places that have this on their menus? Yes! In Japan? Absolutely! I know you’re excited so we’ll spill the beans and point you as to where these places are. Here we go.

1. Essence87

Their name used to be Essence Cafe until they reopened in January 2019. The cafe has a variety of snacks and specialties depending on the season from toasts with delicious tropical fruits and flowers  to autumn season pumpkin-flavored treats. They also serve coffee and best of all, their bestseller, a rose sparkling water infused with real flowers to freshen you up.

Open: Daily, 11a.m. – 8p.m.

Location: 3-14-4 Ebisu, Shibuya-ku

2. Cotito

Visit this quaint, pretty flower shop and sweets cafe which means watashitachi or “us” in old, formal japanese. At first glance of the shop, you’ll already have an idea as to what you will be expecting. Outside, you’ll see intricate wreaths and varieties of cacti on display. And then you’ll find a small space for their cafe. Order their best-selling ohana saburi or flower shortbread; handmade flower cookies. It is infused with real rosebuds, violets and other sorts of edible flowers beautifully scattered in the icing and to the cookies itself.

Open: Daily, 11 a.m. -7 p.m.

Location: 5-26-18 Nishiogikita, Suginami-ku

3. LORANS.

LORANS. Flower and Smoothies Shop is both a gorgeous cafe and high-end flower shop. They serve cakes, desserts, toasts and smoothies made from fresh fruits, vegetables and of course, topped with edible flowers and made with it.

If you’re a first-time here, you need to try their Rose Smoothie, their bestseller made with real rose petals. Another of their customer favorites you might like to order is their Rose Bouquet and Dry Curry and they are also scattered with flowers as they are served. Plus, this cafe owner helps out people with special needs to get employment. Not only does this cafe have a pleasant and friendly work environment but also the customers enjoy healthy and mood-boosting edible flowers in their menus.

Open: Daily, 11:30 a.m. -7:00 p.m.

Location: 3-54-15 Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku

4. Aoyama Flower Market Tea House

The first Aoyama Flower Market Tea House is situated in Aoyama. Now they have multiple stores scattered in Tokyo. Much like the other cafes, Aoyama Flower Market Tea House is a cafe and flower shop rolled into one. The instagrammable cafe had garnered customers not only in Japan but all over the world thanks to tourists standing for hours to take their turn. Expect the place to be like dining in the middle of a pretty flower shop, which is going to be the overall feel. From their french toasts, salads, to their parfaits, expect it to be donned with pretty edible petals plucked from their own flower shop. Try out their customer favorite Rose Parfait.

Open: Daily, 11a.m. -8p.m.

Location: 5-1-2 Minamiaoyama, Minato-ku

Conclusion

Do you love flowers? Most of us probably do. What do you think of these cafes in the list? Do you have them in your country? Let us know in the comments which of the cafes are you excited to visit.

References:

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2018/12/de2f13af1e5b-feature-japans-edible-flower-family-adding-color-to-the-culinary-arts.html

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