I satisfied myself with some Espuma Shaved Ice at Hug Cafe Umeda!

Have you ever craved some melt-in-your-mouth Espuma shaved ice while in Umeda, Osaka?
If so, I’d like to recommend Hug Cafe Umeda to you.
This cafe’s specialty is French toast and they offer many different types for you to enjoy.

This shop is located along the elevated JR line.

When you enter the store, you will be greeted by lovely works of art.

My target for today is not French toast though, but shaved ice.
I immediately checked their shaved ice menu the minute I was seated.

Milk-flavored shaved ice have been really popular in the recent years, but I shall wait excitedly for my order and look forward to what kind of texture and taste a meticulously prepared shaved ice will have to offer.

Today, I ordered a Pink Grapefruit Rich Milk shaved ice.

Kuromitsu Kinako (dark sugar syrup and roasted soybean flour) Rich Milk.

The Pink Grapefruit Rich Milk came with some grapefruit syrup.

The Kuromitsu Kinako Rich Milk one came with some Kuromitsu syrup.
It seems you can ask for more of both syrup flavors.

The charm point of this shaved ice is that it’s generously topped with espuma syrup on one side.

First up for tasting is the Pink Grapefruit Rich Milk one!

The moist, fluffy, and light espuma is a perfect match with the delicate taste of milk.
I could taste the deliciousness of milk spreading within my mouth.
So delicioooouuuusss!!!!!!!

It also struck a perfect balance between the sourness of the grapefruit and the sweetness of the milk.
The fresh cream-based milk espuma matched really well with the grapefruit.

If you like Japanese Sweets and you find the bittersweet taste of Kinako and Kuromitsu addicting, then I recommend the Kuromitsu Kinako Rich Milk shaved ice to you.
Both shaved ice flavors were delicious. I had a wonderful time!

Hug Cafe Umeda’s specialty is their French toast, but you can also enjoy some shaved ice at this wonderful cafe.

It’s also nice that their French Toast Rusk is available in take-home packs.
・To people who love shaved ice
・To people who love French toast
・To people looking for a cafe in Umeda, Osaka where you can enjoy some espuma shaved ice
I recommend you try Hug Cafe Umeda.