Just about the time we were wanting to take a short break, we stumbled upon Floresta, a "natural doughnut" shop from Nara. We've enjoyed Floresta doughnuts before. They are known for making cute animal designs on top of their light tasting doughnuts made from all natural ingredients from organically farmed sources. Their flavors tend to be simple, ranging from natural (plain) to several tea flavored options. I like to munch on these cake doughnuts because they are not overly complicated.
While I was already happy to see this doughnut shop, what actually sucked me in was their seasonal doughnuts. I'm a sucker for cute food and they were featuring cat, dog, and bunny doughnuts! I could see the case from the street and the cute little faces actually made me stop in my tracks to investigate.
I picked a cat face doughnut. It was a natural doughnut with two almonds stuck into it for ears, then dipped in white chocolate and decorated with café au lait accents.
My son chose the doughnut with a bunny nestled on top of a natural doughnut dipped in chocolate. It was made from a doughnut hole and also featured almonds to create the ear shape. When we got a closer look at the doughnut ring, we realized it was honoring Tsukimi, a holiday celebrating the fable of the rabbit in the moon. On one side of the doughnut is the image of the dango (ball of mochi) and the moon on the other.
My husband chose one of his favorites - a naked earl grey doughnut. He doesn't succumb to the cuteness as much as I do!
It was the perfect little pit stop in the midst of our neighborhood stroll. Once we were sugared up, we were ready to continue on our way.
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