A season for tea

May is a time of renewal and fresh beginnings for green tea. It's when shincha 新茶 (new tea), tea made of young tea leaves from the first harvest is finally delivered to tea shops and tea purveyors. It's also a good excuse for sweet shops to sell new products featuring green tea and matcha.

Japan's Mister Donut got a head start on the season last month, when it launched a special collaboration with Uji matcha specialists Gion Tsujiri and sweets brand Toshi Yoroizuka. This initial offering was called the Pinnacle of Matcha 抹茶の、頂き (Matcha no itadaki), and featured six variations of matcha doughnut, meticulously crafted with a range of delicious combinations of flavors, such as chocolate and tiramisu.


The luxurious collab makes a surprise comeback

Now, in a new series called the Surprise of Matcha 抹茶の、驚き (Matcha no odoroki), Mister Donuts is back with two new variations on its popular "Pon de Ring" donut shape and two new variations of their chocolate pie.

Let's take a look at this luxurious new series:

Pon de Pie Uji Matcha

Combining a chewy dough and crispy pie texture at the same time, this donut is topped with rich and fragrant Uji matcha whipped cream. In a sophisticated twist, the donut rests on an elegant square chocolate-coated pie pastry plate.

Price: 200 JPY (excl. tax)

Pon de Pie Chocolat

Same as above, but with a smooth and creamy chocolate whip cream instead of Uji Matcha.

Price: 200 JPY (excl. tax)

Crisp Double Uji Matcha

This desert luxuriously blends premium Uji Matcha into a moist yet satisfyingly textured chocolate pie, dipped in chocolate and topped with Uji Matcha whipped cream.

Price: 230 JPY (excl. tax)

Crisp Uji Matcha Chocolat

This desert luxuriously blends premium Uji Matcha into a moist yet satisfyingly textured chocolate pie, dipped in Uji Matcha coating and topped with chocolate whipped cream.

Price: 230 JPY (excl. tax)


The Matcha no Odoroki series will go on sale at participating Mister Donut locations in Japan from May 15th, 2020. Of course, they're available for takeout.


By - Ben K.