I bought 'Tokyo Brownie', which fills my mouth with the rich chocolate sweetness, at Japan's first brownie specialty store 'Court Cool' and tried it.

There are many souvenir shops lined up at Tokyo Station. Among them was `` Côte Cour,' ' which is said to be ``Japan's first brownie specialty store,'' and I bought an assortment of brownies to try.

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I found an advertisement on the pillar that said ``Japan's first brownie specialty store''.

This is the brownie specialty store 'Côte Cour'.

There are several types of brownies, so this time I bought the orthodox assortment of 8 brownies. It is 2052 yen including tax.

I bought it and brought it home. Since it's a baked confectionery, you don't have to worry about keeping it cold, so it's a little easier to handle.

The box looks like this.

Since it was an assortment, it was a set of 4 orthodox ``Tokyo Brownies'', 2 ``Earl Gray Brownies'', and 2 seasonal ``Dessert Wine Brownies''.

Each one comes in a unique and stylish pack.

When you take out the contents and arrange them, it looks like this.

The size is a rectangular parallelepiped of 11.5cm x 2cm x 1.5cm.

The actual weight was 38g.

First, I tried the orthodox 'Tokyo Brownie'. When I touched it, I had the impression that it was a hard chocolate bar, but when I bit into it, it was so soft that my teeth could easily slide into the brownie. There is a very slight resistance on the surface that cannot be called 'crispy', and then the texture of the dough is soft but firm enough that it is difficult to describe it as either squishy or chewy. During that time, the rich chocolate sweetness spreads from the bottom to the entire mouth, and the rest is filled with chocolate flavor. With each sip, you'll want to reset the sweetness with coffee or tea and wrap yourself in this sweetness with a fresh feeling.

'Earl Gray Brownie' has a gorgeous aroma of black tea and chocolate mixed in before you put it in your mouth.As soon as you eat it, the pleasant aroma goes into your nose, and at the same time the sweetness of chocolate hits your mouth. It feels like it's going down to my stomach. The surface coating is firmer than the 'Tokyo Brownie', and it has a sugar-based sweetness that is slightly different from chocolate.

``Dessert Wine Brownie'' has a sweet aroma, and the sweetness when you put it in your mouth and touch your tongue is a little different from ``Tokyo Brownie.'' Looking at the ingredient list, it does contain wine, but unlike whiskey bonbons and rum chocolates, the direct alcohol flavor is not that strong, and if you eat it without knowing it's a 'dessert wine brownie', you might think it's wine-flavored. may be a little unclear.

In addition to Tokyo Gift Palette, 'Côte Cour' has stores in Ebisu, Matsuya Ginza, Lumine Tachikawa, Lazona Kawasaki, and Haneda Airport Terminal 2. Another brand, ``ORIENTAL CHOCOLAT by côte cour,'' is located at Haneda Airport Terminal 1.