We take pleasure in all 5 new choices to find out how the brand new ones evaluate with these of autumns previous.
Regardless that the outside in Japan nonetheless feels decidedly like summer time, meals makers have already begun shifting their focus to autumn picks. That grouping consists of the extremely anticipated launch of this yr’s Mister Donut‘s autumn-themed donuts.
After studying that the favored donut chain can be considerably renewing its choices from final yr’s lineup, we determined to do some digging into the previous to see simply how a lot the chain’s autumn-themed donuts have developed since their introduction. The outcomes of our analysis are summarized within the chart under.
Whereas that is the sixth consecutive yr that Mister Donut has bought candy potato-flavored donuts, there’s not a single 100-percent carry-over from years previous on this yr’s lineup. Apparently, even the Daigaku-imo and Candy Potato donuts, first launched in 2019, aren’t making an look this yr for the primary time ever. Would this be a trigger for crying, or would the brand new donuts greater than make up for the lack of the outdated ones?
There was just one solution to discover out, so we headed to our native Mister Donut department after this yr’s autumn flavors have been launched on August 28.
▼ Mister Donut’s 5 autumn-themed donuts of 2o24
We elected to concentrate on the candy potato choices first, beginning with the Aromatic Brulée (Kobashi Buryure) donut. Whereas the brulée model of donut was first launched in 2022 for the Mitsu-imo Brulée donut and returned the next yr precisely as is, the chain introduced that it could be adjusting its ratio of Beni Haruka and Anno-imo types of candy potato combined inside, together with altering the feel of the dough to be a bit extra viscous, for this yr’s iteration.
The skin of the pastry was caramelized and sprinkled with sugar. On the time of buy, the sugar coated its total floor in a delicate white dusting, however after working for canopy in heavy rain, it had gotten a little bit jostled and misplaced a part of its blanket. However, the skin was crispy and paired properly with the moist candy potato internal dough. The entire style left us with the impression of getting eaten a candy potato-flavored brulée.
▼ Aromatic Brulée donut (194 yen/US$1.32)
Subsequent up was the Sticky Candy Potato Honey (Torori Mitsu-imo Mitsu) donut. A previous donut just like this used to have syrup blended into the dough, however this yr’s model has a thick and sticky mitsu-imo glaze on the skin. We thought the distinction between the earlier variations of this donut was extra putting than the distinction between the brulée-style line.
▼ Sticky Candy Potato Honey donut (172 yen)
The Salty Butter Cream (Shio Bataa Kuriimu) donut was the third and last candy potato-themed deal with. It bore a robust resemblance to the usual Candy Potato donut of years previous, however this time the highest was coated in an expensive layer of salted butter cream. A sprinkling of imo-kenpi (strips of fried and sweetened candy potatoes) adorned the ring of that. Maybe it’s the true non secular successor of the Imo-kenpi donut that made its one-and-only look in 2020.
▼ Salty Butter Cream donut (194 yen)
That brings us to this yr’s two utterly new chestnut-flavored donuts. These seemed fairly completely different from the earlier ones, being within the form of chestnuts with an nearly waffle-ironed sample on the skin. A scattering of chocolate and chestnut flakes additionally graced the exteriors.
▼ Japanese Chestnut Whipped Cream donut (left) and Angel & Japanese Chestnut Paste donut (proper), every 237 yen
First, the Angel & Japanese Chestnut Paste (Angel & Waguri An) donut was hiding a dollop of concentrated chestnut taste within the middle of a mattress of whipped cream. It actually packed a stimulating punch.
In the meantime, the Japanese Chestnut Whipped Cream (Waguri Whip) donut seemed prefer it was crammed with atypical whipped cream at first look, however really, the cream itself held the flavour of Japanese chestnuts. That led to its total style being probably the most persistently chestnut-like of the pairing.
It’s onerous for us to choose a single favourite as a result of every of the above donuts shines in its personal distinctive manner. We are able to confidently say that none of this yr’s lineup is an entire miss, and the chestnut-flavored choices add a nice component of novelty to the combo.
Fortunately, if Mister Donut has whetted your urge for food for much more seasonal meals and drinks, there are loads extra to be discovered–corresponding to Starbucks’ newest autumn beverage as properly.
Reference: Mister Donut, PR Occasions (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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