Images from Mister Donut.
There are many things I miss about Mister Donut. Actually, I should pause and reconsider that statement because the truth is that there is mainly one thing that I miss about it and that is the delights of an angel cream. It was the perfect donut for me. In fact, I could wax poetic about the cloud-like creamy filling which was fatty and rich, but not too heavy, the delicate yeast-risen pastry which was sprinkled with just enough granulated sugar to sweeten it without being overbearing, and the absolutely perfect size that offered a little under 200 calories of deliciousness. The closest I can get to that here is Krispy Kreme's nearly 400 calorie "kreme" monstrosity which is too big and too glazed. No one else even sells something with a whipped cream filling. Sigh.
This is an interesting campaign from the fine folks at Misdo, but it's one that I probably wouldn't avail myself of even if I were still in Japan. I love a good banana, but I don't like banana-flavored things. On the other hand, my husband would likely sample his way through most of the donuts that are about to become available for a mere 100 yen on July 10 and go away on July 15.
The flavors include banana and chocolate banana old-fashioned (shaped like bananas), banana whipped cream, pon de ring banana and pon de ring banana cream, banana whip French, and banana chocolate. The picture above shows a variety of chocolate-based donuts as well.
6 comments:
Hey I will tell you, at least where I am in the States, local Donut shops have whipped creme filled Donuts... I just wanted to let you know, since I've got an awesome one down here called Shipley's Donuts. They have an excellent whipped creme kind.
I'm not sure if other grocery stores are like this but all the ones near me in upstate NY have pretty nice bakery's and offer angel cream donuts.
I love chocolate-banana flavor and will definitely check this out. I tried my first Angel Cream a few years ago on your recommendation, and it didn't disappoint. It's like biting into a sugared cloud. I also love the Pon de Ring for it's texture. As far as I can remember, America doesn't have any of that "mochimochi" type of doughnut.
Thanks to all for the comments!
Bradley and Elizabeth: My husband is a donut lover and we check almost every local donut shop we come across (not much of an exaggeration!) and not one has ever offered a whipped cream filled donut! Custard, yes. Jelly, absolutely, but, cream? Nope. I don't know why that is. It may be a Bay Area thing, but we've never come across any place that offers whipped cream filling except the KK!
Pratyeka: Let me know how the chocolate-banana flavors go, and I'm glad that you liked the angel cream! Enjoy your next one for me!
I don't like banana flavored things but the banana- shaped donut with a bit of chocolate is fabulous!
SO Imma try these next weekend. I need two days to recover. I love Pon De Ring choco. But the flavoured Mister DOnuts leave me wishing I had not been adventurous, too sickly and fake. Banana is a tricky flavour. Forget trying to replicate the original taste. I have not yet found a Japanese banan flavoured product that tasted like a fruit. Bananas are slightly lemony, tangy, there are salty undertones. Usually I've found a bland wall of MEH when sampling a banana item in this lovely country. As bananas are so lovely, I will endeavor.
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