How to eat black sesame at work without making a mess [Kano Shojuen Akai (Black Sesame)]

◾️Kano Shojuen Akai (Black Sesame)◾️

This is the new "Black Sesame" flavor of "Akai" released in April.


I had the "Kuromitsu Kinako" (brown sugar syrup and roasted soybean flour) version of this "Akai" the other day.


At that time, I mentioned that I was worried about the kinako scattering everywhere... but naturally, black sesame will scatter too.


I had already learned how to eat the Kuromitsu Kinako version without making a mess.

However, this time the environment is different.


Where is it, you ask? ...at work🏢


I can't behave like I'm at home where anything goes!
If by any chance the black sesame were to scatter...my desk would end up covered in suspicious black powder.If I were to snap photos, people would wonder, "What is that person doing?" Plus,


taking pictures of a pitch-black, gooey lump with a happy look on my face.Just imagining it is like a horror movie.So, today I will eat the Akai (Black Sesame) with extreme caution.

It looks like Shingen Mochi, just like the kinako version.
The brown sugar syrup is packaged separately, and a toothpick is included.

The only difference from the kinako version is that it's pitch black.
Well, it is black sesame, so that's to be expected.

Tasting


The brown sugar syrup is glistening black.

🐦‍⬛Black x Black🐦‍⬛

If someone from a foreign country who doesn't know black sesame or brown sugar syrup saw this,
they might say, "What😨?"

But this black color is delicious, isn't it?

Since I'm at the office, I feel the tension of absolutely not being allowed to scatter the black sesame.

So, here is my strategy.


I'll thoroughly mix the black sesame and brown sugar syrup from the start. If I do that, wouldn't the scattering be kept to a minimum?


I'll stir it around with the thin toothpick. It's actually working quite well.


Alright. It's mixed.

So, I rescued the first of the three pieces of mochi and popped it into my mouth.


The black sesame is quite coarse.
This texture feels a bit gritty in my mouth🙄

I popped the second one in too.


Maybe it doesn't blend well with the mochi.
Since the mochi is so soft, the crunchy black sesame stands out even more.

The black sesame is so assertive that it feels more like I'm chewing on black sesame than eating mochi.

It's a little different from what I expected🤔


...as I was thinking that while chewing, oh, how strange.
The sesame hasn't scattered at all!

And look, isn't the empty container clean?

Did someone... eat it?

I look around the office.

Well, that's not going to happen, haha.

And with that, my lunch break is over. Then,

it suddenly hits me.



My lunch break ended without me being able to rinse my mouth.😨



There are quite a lot of black sesame seeds scattered inside my mouth.
Even though they didn't scatter on my desk.


What should I do?
If someone talks to me now and I accidentally laugh.I'll be the one with a mouth spotted in black.They might think it's my new hobby.


And then, an even bigger crisis.


My manager stands up from his desk.
"Let's do it."


Huh? Do what?


...That's when I finally remember.My 1-on-1 with the manager.

👨🏻 "How are things lately?"

👩🏻‍🦰 "I'm into ohaguro (blackened teeth)."

The end

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