Shokudo Cafe potto Launches Limited-Time Chiran Tea Sweets Fair in Fifth Collaboration with the Nougyou Joshi Project

have Inc., operator of Shokudo Cafe potto and Shokudo Cafe potto × Tanita Cafe®, will hold a limited-time sweets fair featuring rare Chiran tea from Minamikyushu City, Kagoshima Prefecture, as the fifth collaboration with the Nougyou Joshi Project promoted by Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. The fair will run from May 16 to June 30, 2026, at five stores in the Osaka area. Some locations will begin offering the menu on or after May 18. Chiran tea is rich in theanine and known for its sweet, mellow flavor with little bitterness or astringency. The fair uses both matcha and sencha to create seven limited-time sweets and drinks, including Basque cheesecake, parfaits, and tea soda, designed to highlight the natural aroma and deep flavor of the tea. The sales period is from May 16 to June 30, 2026. Participating stores include Shokudo Cafe potto Aeon Mall Sakai Kitahanada, which starts on May 18; Shokudo Cafe potto Abeno Q's Mall; Shokudo Cafe potto Miyakojima, which starts on May 19; Shokudo Cafe potto × Tanita Cafe® Morinomiya Q's Mall; and Shokudo Cafe potto × Tanita Cafe® Friend Town Katano. Menu items and sales periods may vary by store. The menu consists of seven limited-time sweets and drinks made with Chiran matcha and sencha. The featured item, Chiran Matcha × Sencha PDS, or potto Dolce Stand, is priced at 1,380 yen including tax. It presents six items on potto’s original dessert stand: rich Chiran matcha × sencha Basque cheesecake, matcha panna cotta, two types of matcha mini tarts, sansho scone, mascarpone cream with sweet red bean paste, and sencha jelly with mango. The plate showcases the contrast of tea bitterness, sweetness, and aroma. It is available at four stores excluding the Miyakojima location. The Rich Chiran Matcha × Sencha Basque Cheesecake is priced at 745 yen including tax. Made with rare Chiran tea, it brings out the depth of matcha and sencha umami, with a clear tea aroma and a rich, mature flavor. It is available at four stores excluding the Miyakojima location. The Chiran Sencha and Melting S’more Mini Parfait with Extra Matcha is priced at 870 yen including tax. It combines refreshing sencha jelly with toasted marshmallow s’more and is finished with rare Chiran matcha, allowing guests to directly enjoy the richness of matcha. It is available at four stores excluding the Miyakojima location. Drinks include the Rich Chiran Matcha Latte, priced at 655 yen including tax, which uses theanine-rich Chiran tea to emphasize the tea’s natural sweetness and the depth of matcha. The Chiran Sencha Tea Soda, priced at 595 yen including tax, refreshingly brings out sencha’s strong umami and aroma, making it suitable for early summer. Items exclusive to the Miyakojima store include Matcha and Yuzu S’more Pancakes, priced at 1,295 yen including tax, and Matcha and Orange Panna Cotta, priced at 595 yen including tax. The pancake dish combines fluffy pancakes, toasted marshmallows, and rich matcha sauce, with yuzu adding a bright accent. The panna cotta is a three-layer glass dessert made with vivid orange, smooth panna cotta, and rich matcha. The Chiran tea used in the fair is provided by Yumie Wakamatsu of Sakura Chiranen in Minamikyushu City, Kagoshima Prefecture. She cultivates tea leaves with a focus on soil preparation in warm tea fields. Sakura Chiranen’s tea is rich in theanine, low in bitterness and astringency, and characterized by a sweet, mellow taste. The farm also produces green tea, black tea, hojicha, and matcha, while preserving each tea leaf’s aroma and umami. Under the theme “There are landscapes we want to preserve and flavors we want people to know,” the farm is also active in agritourism. The Nougyou Joshi Project was established in 2013 and is promoted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to raise awareness of women active in agriculture. The project connects the wisdom cultivated by female farmers through daily life, work, and interaction with nature with corporate technologies, know-how, and ideas to create new products, services, and information for society. have Inc., whose concept centers on working women, joined the initiative as a partner company in support of its philosophy. Through seasonal fairs and collaborations with producers, the company will continue to offer both the enjoyment of dining out and choices that connect to the future.