Refreshing Spring Parfaits: Two New Parfaits Debut from 'Kabo Melon to Roman'

Japan's first melon specialty workshop, "Kabo Melon to Roman" (Kagurazaka, Tokyo), an antenna shop for Tsugaru City, Aomori Prefecture (Mayor: Hiromitsu Kuramitsu), is offering seasonal menus that convey the new appeal of melons.

Starting Wednesday, April 8, the spring menu will feature two types of parfaits: one new item and one item revived by a popularity poll.

## [New] Parfait to Feel the Arrival of Spring with Citrus Ginger
●Refreshing Melon and Citrus Ginger Parfait (2,300 yen)
This spring-like dish features fresh melon pulp and melon gelato layered with the sweet and sour taste of lemon cassis and ginger pulp jelly. It is gently accented with strawberry mousse and lime-scented ginger jelly, and finished with ginger ale syrup, allowing you to enjoy a change in flavor. It is a parfait where sweetness and sourness are harmoniously balanced.

## [Revived] Mont Blanc Parfait Chosen by Instagram Popularity Poll Appears on Spring Menu
This year, a parfait popularity poll was conducted again on Kabo Melon to Roman's Instagram. The "Melon Mont Blanc Parfait" was chosen this time, marking the third time the poll has been held. Thank you to everyone who participated in the voting.
●Melon Mont Blanc Parfait (2,500 yen)
Inside the melon Mont Blanc, many Japanese sweets are hidden, such as dried persimmon and melon daifuku, and amazake and melon bavarois.
Please enjoy the change in taste with the accompanying melon yuzu syrup.

## Recommended Drinks to Order with Parfaits
●Specialty Melon Cream Soda (780 yen)
A somewhat nostalgic melon cream soda has been reborn by using only real melons. It is topped with special melon gelato.

●Melon and Lemonade (780 yen)
This is a unique melon drink from a specialty shop, made with a luxurious 100% fresh melon puree and homemade lemonade simmered with lemon and light brown sugar, layered in two. Please mix and drink to enjoy the change in taste.

*All prices listed include tax.

## ■Basic Information for Tsugaru City, Aomori Prefecture Antenna Shop, Melon Specialty Workshop "Kabo Melon to Roman"
・Name: "Kabo Melon to Roman"
・Location: 3-6-92 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
・Business Hours: Wednesday-Sunday 11:30-17:30 *Open on Mondays/Tuesdays if they are national holidays
・Phone Number: 03-6280-7020
・Official Website: melon-roman.com
・Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melonandroman?igsh=M2c2Ym94bXlveW10

On July 7, 2019, Tsugaru City, Aomori Prefecture (Mayor: Hiromitsu Kuramitsu), opened an antenna shop in Kagurazaka, Tokyo, specializing in "melons," one of its local specialties.

"Kabo Melon to Roman" is Japan's first melon specialty workshop, born with the "roman" (dream/romance) of 'making melons a more beloved fruit.' It operates as an antenna shop for Tsugaru City, which boasts the 4th highest melon production value in Japan (Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries 2023 estimated agricultural production value by municipality), with the aim of promoting Tsugaru City widely through melons.

Original menus using seasonal melons collected from within Japan are offered for café and takeout. The shop, symbolized by custom-made melon-colored tiles, is a space where you can experience melons with all five senses – taste, smell, sight, hearing, and touch – and enjoy and learn about melons casually and deeply.