The 3 Most Insta-Famous Sweets at “ekie” directly connected to JR Hiroshima Sta.

“ekie” is a shopping complex directly connected to JR Hiroshima Station, where there are a wide variety of about 130 shops. It’s located in front of the ticket gate of the station, so you can drop by here when changing trains or while waiting for trains. In other words, this shopping complex is also useful when you don’t have enough time to look for souvenirs on a day trip. Therefore, we focused on its Souvenir Area which has the most items in the Chugoku region and selected 3 Hiroshima’s insta-worthy items while searching on Instagram.

Crispy outside & Moist inside! “TATEMACHI CANNELE” whose secret ingredient is rum

“TATEMACHI CANNELE (立町カヌレ)” is a brand producing French traditional baked confection ‘Cannele.’ They knead its dough with the highest quality vanilla beans from Madagascar and carefully bake one by one using a cannele mold whose shape has been used for a long time in France. It features 2 types of textures: the outside is crispy and the inside is moist. In addition to plain cannele with rich flavors of rum and vanilla, they offer 6 types of cannele, such as ‘Citron’ using lemon from Hiroshima prefecture and ‘Chocolate’ blending savory chocolate and rum. You should also check seasonally limited canele including pumpkin and marron. Bite-sized canele is decorated with fruits and sauce. Besides, they’re 150 yen per piece despite being very elaborate.

More than 20 types of tastes give you the joy of choosing. “kunugi waffle” made with Hiroshima’s seasonal ingredients

‘kunugi (櫟)‘ is a specialty shop founded in 1994. Apparently, the woman, who is both its owner and Patissier, creates various baked confection besed on her training experience at sushi restaurant, French restaurant and so on. Their main product is “kunugi waffle(櫟 kunugiワッフル).’ Whipped cream, mousse, fruits, etc are sandwiched between palm-sized fluffy waffle dough. Most of its ingredients are from Hiroshima. They’re also particular about seasonal ones and change them depending on each season. Moreover, it makes us amazed that everything is made by their hands. About tastes, there are over 20 kinds: Matcha Marron, Royal Milk Tea, Strawberry with　Condensed Milk, and more. If you want to try dozens of different types, it might be a good idea to buy bite-sized waffles.

Crunchy, Fluffy and Smooth. Pure white sweets “Awasetsuka” with 3 kinds of textures

Reference from せせ日和 “淡雪花(広島/藤い屋)“

Founded in 1925, ‘Miyajima Fujiiya (宮島 藤い屋)‘ is known for producing Momiji Manju (steamed bun shaped like a maple leaf). On the other hand, “Awasetsuka (淡雪花)’ is also becoming popular on Instagram. Marshmallows, using juice and skin of Hiroshima’s branded fruit ‘Ocho Lemon (大長レモン), sandwich lemon jelly. The moment you take a bite, you feel a soft and fluffy texture like snow is melting after a crispy and comfortable one. The refreshing flavor of smooth lemon jelly and the elegant sweetness of marshmallows explode in your mouth.

Opening Hours	10:00AM – 9:00PM ※Please check opening hours on the official website because it’s different depending on each floor.
Address	1-2 Mtsubara-cho, Minami-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture
URL	https://www.ekie.jp/lang/english.html