Nathalia Durval
Fans of “Cardcaptor Sakura”, anime that was successful in Brazil in the 2000s, gained a meeting point in the state capital. An official theme coffee shop, the first outside of Asia, was inaugurated in Liberdade in May and still accumulates queues.
The coffee is upstairs of Akiba Station, store with products from the pop universe, such as funkos and manga. It was two years of negotiations with CLAMP, the Japanese company owner of the character.
Parfait, dessert with layers of cake, ice cream, mascarpone and blueberry, from the Sakura Cardcaptor Themed Coffee, in Liberdade –
The opening coincides with the 25 years of the anime, which is relaunched remastered and dubbed in the country, with episodes on YouTube. Sakura is a student who releases a magical deck with creatures that come to life – she then needs to capture these letters.
The pink is the characteristic color of the young woman, and predominates in the salon, from the napkin to the upholstery. Images of the letters and characters such as Tomoyo, Sakura’s friend, and Shoran, his romantic interest, stamp the walls, which also display cherry flowers.
The characters also inspire the desserts, very colorful. The faces of Kero, which resembles a yellow lion, and SPI, a blue cat, shape to Blueberry -stuffed pancakes and served with red fruits, ice cream, whipped and macaron (R $ 39,90). They appear in the form of chocolate cookie that goes in the rags, banoffee or chocolate, decorated with marshmallow wings (R $ 22,90).
Parfaits are mounted on a tall cup with layers of mascarpone cream, caramelized almonds, cake, ice cream and sleeve syrup or red fruits (R $ 44,90). The cherry roll (R $ 19.90) is cherry in the cute dough and the cream that stuffs it, more whipped and strawberry.
The sweets were created by confectioner Camila Coppa Araújo, who participated in the reality that is sweet and has experience with Japanese confectionery, less sugary, in homes such as Kasu Cake and Hidden by 2nd Floor. To assemble the menu, she traveled to Japan and reviewed the anime for references.
The save wing, leaner, features snack with croissant, quiche and the Sando tamo, sandwich with egg salad, homemade and dijon mayonnaise and cucumber pickles on bread (R $ 19.90).
To drink, there are cafes and hot teas, matchá drinks and inventive cold options. Sparkle Sakura (R $ 18), which takes Yakult, cherry syrup and rosé tonic syrup, and the popular Soda, which combines italian passion fruit soda and a ball of ice cream on top (R $ 25).
When it comes to leaving, licensed products such as bags, collectible figures and manga are for sale.
Source: Folha
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