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Sunday, May 21, 2017

Sasaki Pastry - Second Location



Newly opened in North York!

Sasaki Fine Pastry offers a selection of freshly made daifuku or filled mochi and they were very well made!  YUM!  The original location is in J-Town but I rarely go there so it's great they have opened in my neighbourhood.  Picked up a sakura cream and a houjicha cream mochi and both were billowy soft, had a good ratio of filling to skin and perfect as a small treat with tea.  They're not as QQ or have as much of a chew as some Taiwanese mochi but I think a lot of people prefer this soft texture.

The sakura was more subtle in flavour while the houjicha was much stronger which I liked quite a bit.  The houjicha cream was surrounded by a layer of red bean and worked well.  


I love making mochi myself but when I don't do it often, the uniformity can be a challenge.  It also takes quite a bit of time to make a small batch (cream filled is also finicky) so I'm quite happy that I can get it ready made and in various flavours.  They do cost $2.50 each but considering I haven't had much time these days and I also don't have to wash up, it's worth it!

I was in a rush unfortunately and couldn't stay to take pictures of the interior but the space is small with a few tables; this would definitely be more a take-out place.  They also have some beverages and sell dorayaki.  Service was friendly.


Sasaki Fine Pastry
112-10 Northtown Way
Toronto, ON M2N 7L4
T: (647) 349-2288

2 comments:

  1. How fun! I would love to try this place and bring a couple of kids I know, to open up their palates to asian desserts. I like eating mochi infrequently enough that I wouldn't make it at home. I've never seen such large mochi.

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    1. Yes, they are larger than a golf ball and also not too sweet.

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