Sydney Daifuku Store
Handmade Japanese mochi with a fresh fruit centre.
Sydney Daifuku Store
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Surrounded by flats on a leafy backstreet in Lane Cove, newcomer Daifuku Sydney Store specialises in its namesake snack made from whole fruit enrobed in red or white bean paste then swaddled in a mochi sheet.
Mochi-maker Chisato Nakayama can be seen mixing the mochigome rice flour on the counter and carefully shaping it into plump, pastel pin-cushions just as her grandmother taught her.
There are five flavours: strawberry, grape, blueberry, chocolate and matcha. Dine in, and they’ll cut them in half with a piece of string to preserve the delicate outer layer. Since opening in March, Sydney Daifuku Store has been selling out nearly every day.
What to order: We’re big on the blueberry which adds a hint of cream cheese to the white bean paste for a cheesecake-like flavour.
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Erina Starkey – Erina is the Good Food App Editor for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. Previously, Erina held a number of editing roles at delicious.com.au and writing roles at Broadsheet and Concrete Playground.