The last seasonal parfait of the year from Itohkyuemon in Kyoto! Matcha Chocolate Parfait to go on sale December 17

Uji, Kyoto, founded in the late Edo period (1603-1868), will offer the Matcha Chocolate Parfait at Itohkyuemon teahouses from December 17, 2024 (Tuesday).

Matcha Chocolate Parfait

The last seasonal parfait of the year is now available. The "Matcha Chocolate Parfait" is made with dark chocolate, cocoa meringue, and popular souvenirs such as "Uji Matcha Nama Chokoleto," "Uji Hojicha Nama Chokoleto," and "Uji Matcha Strawberry Torifu Ochameicho," and is topped with thick green tea ice cream, green tea jelly, and a white bean curd. The ice cream is topped with rich chocolate ice cream. Rich chocolate ice cream is used for the ice cream. Please enjoy the co-starring of rich Uji green tea and dense dark chocolate, which is perfect for winter.

Outline of the product

Product name: Matcha Chocolate Parfait

Period ： December 17, 2024 (Tuesday)

Price ： Single item 1,390 yen (tax included), tea set 1,790 yen (tax included)

Available at: Uji Main Store, JR Uji Ekimae Store, Gion Shijo Store

Company Profile

Company name: Itohkyuemon Co.

Address: 19-3, Aramaki, Suramichi, Uji-shi, Kyoto 611-0013, Japan

Representative: Joji Hirose, President and Representative Director

Year of Establishment: Tempo 3

Business : Manufacture and sale of Uji tea, matcha sweets, etc.

URL ： https://www.itohkyuemon.co.jp/corporate/

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History of Itohkyuemon

It was in the late Edo period (Tempo 3) that Tsuneemon Itoh I and Takizo Itoh were engaged in the tea business in Tahara-mura, Meimura (present-day Uji-Tawaraminami). The tea business was then passed down from generation to generation through Ito Tsuneemon II and Kyuzaburo, Ito Tsuneemon III and Yoshimatsu, and Ito Takichi IV. In 1952, Kyuzo Ito V moved from Uji-Tawara to Uji, and opened a store selling Uji tea at Uji-Renge (present-day Heidoin Omotesando). In the same year, when he established the company, he took the name of Ito Tsuneemon, which had been passed down from generation to generation, and the first letter of "Hisa" in Ito Kyuzo's own name, and named the company "Itohkyuemon Co. In Uji-Tawara, where the company was founded, the Ito family continues to grow tea in the tea plantation that has been passed down from generation to generation.

First shipment of Uji tea

Tea factory at that time