A daifuku in reverse

Chocolate daifuku

Brand: Hata Seika

Price: 108 yen

Place of purchase: Apita

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This cute little chocolate daifuku is made with chocolate cream wrapped in mochi rice cake, drizzled with chocolate like a parfait, and topped with almonds. What makes it different to the daifuku that I am used to is that the mochi is on the inside. Usually its mochi on the inside with a piece of real fruit on the inside. This one, the mochi is covered in chocolate. Its nice chocolate too, with a good bite to it. Its a nice sensation having the hard chocolate outside with chewy mochi on the inside.

I am not sure this can really be classified as daifuku? But I am no expert on daifuku. Only for my children it is not something I would normally purchase myself, even though I have quite enjoyed the various flavors of this type of daifuku by Hata Seika company limited. We got this product for 108 yen, but I think its usually more expensive. I am not sure its worth a higher price tag for this particular flavor, even though I like it. There is a great choice of daifuku out there and I think next time I will try another brand for variety. I haven't seen this brand of daifuku at other stores, so it may not be widely available. Have you ever seen it before?