Whale Shark Patterned Ice Cream & Other Treats Inspired by Marine Creatures!

Whale Shark Patterned Ice Cream & Other Treats Inspired by Marine Creatures!

If you're looking for fun things to do during your trip to Japan, you can't go wrong with a visit to the Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan! This March, Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan and Kintetsu Retailing Corporation will be reopening two cafes inside the aquarium after renovations, and the exciting reopening offers make it the perfect time to visit. The cafes will be getting a brand new menu based on the theme "Aquarium Creatures," and this unique menu features a variety of yummy treats!

Whale Shark Soft Serve Ice Cream

The “Whale Shark Soft Serve Ice Cream” is inspired by the vivid blue-gray color and polka dot pattern that whale sharks are famous for, and the 40-centimeter-long “Spotted Garden Eel Hot Dog” is thin and narrow, just like a real spotted garden eel. If you're feeling extra adventurous, you could try one of the more unusual items on the menu, like jelly with an edible jellyfish inside! To celebrate the reopening of the cafes, the “Whale Shark Soft Serve Ice Cream” will be available at the special price of ¥300 from Wednesday, March 1 to Friday, March 31. (It will cost ¥400 from April 1.)

The cafes' reopening will be split into two periods, with the Sea Saw Drink Stand opening first on Wednesday, March 1 and the Mermaid Cafe opening on Friday, March 17. The new menu is inspired by marine creatures, and the Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan hopes that the two cafes will make the aquarium a more incredible experience than ever before!

Following the reopening, the cafes will be managed by Kintetsu Retailing Corporation, a company that's part of the same Kintetsu Group as the Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan. The Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan is the perfect place for experiencing the magic of nature, and Kintetsu Retailing Corporation has loads of experience in managing cafes and creating food menus. The two companies plan on developing a range of products that will let customers enjoy the sea and its many incredible creatures, so make sure you pay a visit during your trip to Japan!

Purupuru Purumon Jellyfish Jelly

Reopening Celebration - Whale Shark Soft Serve Ice Cream Special Offer
Dates: Wednesday, March 1 to Friday, March 31, 2017 (31 days)
Details: New menu item “Whale Shark Soft Serve Ice Cream” available for ¥300 (¥400 from April 1)
Locations: Sea Saw Drink Stand (open from March 1), Mermaid Cafe (open from March 17)

Sea Saw Drink Stand
Location: Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan Entrance Building 2F
Opening Date: Wednesday, March 1, 2017
Opening Hours: 10:30 am to 7:30 pm
Opening hours may change depending on the aquarium's opening hours.

Main Menu:
・Whale Shark Soft Serve Ice Cream - ¥400
This soft serve ice cream is inspired by the unique appearance of whale sharks, with the blue-gray color and polka dot pattern of their skin. The two flavors swirled together in this ice cream are Ramune soda and vanilla.

・Jellyfish Seaweed Salt Soda - ¥400
This unusual soda contains moshio, a salt extracted from seaweed, and it's inspired by the image of a jellyfish floating in a bright blue ocean.

・Jellyfish Jelly - ¥250
Purupuru Purumon is a peach flavor jelly that contains actual edible jellyfish!

The new menu also features a variety of other delicious snacks, beverages, and desserts, including hot dogs, other flavors of soft serve ice cream, soft drinks, and more!

Jellyfish Seaweed Salt Soda
Purupuru Purumon Jellyfish Jelly
Purupuru Purumon Jellyfish Jelly
Sea Saw Drink Stand
Mermaid Cafe

Mermaid Cafe
Location: Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan 4F
Opening Date: Friday, March 17, 2017
Opening Hours: 10:30 am to 7:30 pm
Opening hours may change depending on the aquarium's opening hours.

Main Menu:
・Spotted Garden Eel Hot Dog - ¥600
Line up your hot dog with the eyes on the packaging to create your very own 40-centimeter-long spotted garden eel hot dog!

・Whale Shark Latte - ¥450
This adorable latte is decorated with a cocoa powder whale shark.

・Fish Cake Hot Dog - ¥400
This hot dog features kamaboko pureed fish cakes in the shape of fish.

The cafe's menu also includes “Whale Shark Soft Serve Ice Cream,” “Jellyfish Seaweed Salt Soda,” “Purupuru Purumon Jellyfish Jelly,” plus other flavors of soft serve ice cream and a variety of soft drinks.

Spotted Garden Eel Hot Dog
Spotted Garden Eel Hot Dog
Fish Cake Hot Dog

Source: @Press

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