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Taste of Japan Yummy Fun Truck

Taste of Japan Yummy Fun Truck

Yummy Fun Truck Hitting the Streets of Melbourne!

What do you do when Qantas launches a new ight from Melbourne to Tokyo? Celebrate of course!
The Taste of Japan Yummy Fun Truck will roam Melbourne streets dishing out Japanese themed ice
creams and a chance to play a Japanese game show to win a holiday.Sugoi! (Awesome!)

The truck will visit multiple locations in Melbourne starting at Southern Cross Station on Sunday 19
February, hitting different hotspots every weekend until Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 March.

Taste of Japan Yummy Fun Truck

Not only can you sample some incredible Japan inspired FREE ice cream, you will also have the
chance to win one of ve return holidays for two people to Japan. To win, participants have to take
part in a Japanese inspired game show and take their chances at the Yummy Fun Truck vending
machine.

Sunday 19th February from 12pm: Southern Cross Station

Saturday 25th February from 12pm: Urban Amphitheatre, Federation Square

Sunday 26th February from 12pm: Southern Cross Station

 Saturday 4th March from 12pm: St Kilda Foreshore

Sunday 5th March from 12pm: St Kilda Foreshore

Saturday 11th March from 12pm: Queensbridge Square

Sunday 12th March from 12pm: Queensbridge Square

Working with the geniuses at Gelato Messina, JNTO has developed eight amazing and unusual
avour combinations, from Make My Dai Dai to Wasa-Beri. Each weekend, the Taste of Japan
Yummy Fun Truck will have four different avours on offer:

Go ahead Make My Dai Dai

Satsuma mandarin curd gelato with dai dai and strawberry
citrus gel

One of the most popular destinations in Japan. Nothing is

normal in Harajuku, Tokyo. The fruity land of fashion is home to
a crazy mix. From colourful kids to cat cafes, what seems wrong
is ever so right, you will denitely want your x.

Yam Bam Thank You Maam

Banana and Koji gelato with sweet potato ganache

Ishi ya-kiimo, yaki-imo, yaki-imo, Stone-baked sweet

potatoes, baked potatoes, baked potatoes sings the Yaki-imo
Man of Japan. For over 400 years, the call of street food
vendors have travelled with the wind across cities. The sweet
potato sellers call is synonymous with winter and invokes
nostalgic childhood memories. But be wary where you heal the
hunger within, as not all street vendors offer such sweet fare.
Only the bravest of appetites will handle shioyaki, grilled and
salted sh on a stick.

Sak Slinger

Sak and green apple sorbet

Hidden on a mountain top in ancient times, the drink of the

gods was born. A rice fermented concoction that went on to
put re in the bellies of men and placated the gods in ceremony
for centuries to come. Steeped in tradition, Sak is still used in
Shinto ceremony today. From a sweet sip in Shimane to a nip in
Niigata one can hear the cheer of Kampai, or the Japanese
cheers, oat by on the winds of happiness. Hopefully not too
much happiness.

Wasa-Berri
Strawberry and wasabi sorbet

The Geisha oat in kimonos, delicate and gentle. Theyre trained

in traditional arts, such as classical music, tea ceremony and
dance. But within lies another skill; the ability to engage in clever
conversation and make their guests feel at ease. On the outside
is beauty, and the inside is intelligence, delicate yet daring, a
creation like no other. Living only within the Hanamachi
precincts of cities like Tokyo and Kyoto, they shufe gracefully
off cobbled and secret streets to await your visit within the walls
of an old tea house. One that you may never nd unless youre
willing to discover real Japan.

Samurai Cheesecake

Umeboshi gelato, plum puree and baked Japanese cheesecake

Samurai were the warriors of premodern Japan. Fueled with the

secret power of Umeboshi, a salted pickled plum, they were
men of unequaled power. They lived by the strict code of
Bushido, practicing loyalty, courage and honour, which bred
tales of heroism. To this day Umeboshi is still eaten throughout
Japan, though more for seasoning than for their medicinal
qualities. In cities like Kanazawa, this ancient power food can be
found amongst the relics and artefacts of this ancient time, all
the while continuing the legend of the Samurai.

Matcha Mistachio
Matcha gelato with pistachio milk chocolate fudge

Matcha is specially processed powdered green tea. As old as

the temples of Kyoto, the legend of Matcha green tea continues,
served by the Geisha in Gion during tea ceremony with a
traditional sweet. This antioxidant-rich green tea delicately
soothes the mind and is an essential experience in Japan.

Yummi Umami
Caramel miso gelato with chewy caramel

For thousands of years Japan was troubled by a force, one they

could not understand or resist. The greatest of gods and the
soundest of minds were found crumbled by its power. Only
recently was it revealed to be the mysterious 5th taste or
Umami. Not sweet, not bitter, but savoury and completely
irresistible. Hidden within the bowls of Miso, Umami is still found
and still invincible.

Balmi Hanami
Cherry blossom gelato with lychee puree

O Cherry Blossoms, Fall! Fall! Enough to ll my belly wrote

Kobayashi Issa in his 1814 Haiku. For centuries, the burst of
 pink from the rst sakura, or cherry Blossom, commands
celebration. For with spring comes life, hope and beauty. A
blush beauty that covers the skies and sees men sink into
Hanami, the unique Japanese custom of ower gazing and
now not only magic to the eye, but tasty to the tongue.

Experience all Japan has to offer by visiting for yourself. Qantas now y daily from Melbourne to
Tokyo (Narita). For more information and to book, visit
http://www.qantas.com/au/en/destinations/asia/japan/tokyo.html

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