Kobe's GELATERIA MONCTION: Concentrating local ingredients from the sea and mountains into gelato

Individually run specialty shops are booming all over Japan. Locally-sourced ingredients directly contribute to the unique character of the ice cream. The backgrounds of the makers are as diverse as the ice creams themselves. Why do they make each type of ice cream? Here are the stories of the people who make them.

photo: Noriko Yoshimura / text: Mako Yamato / edit: Mutsumi Hidaka

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GELATERIA MONCTION

Concentrating ingredients from Kobe, Hyogo, blessed with the sea and mountains

The owner, Daichi Kuroki, was inspired by the gelato he experienced in Italy during his student days. Later, he worked on a strawberry farm in Australia and a tomato farm in Kobe, where he came to appreciate the deliciousness of ingredients that were carefully grown. Kuroki's gelato is a fusion of these experiences.

The milk is pasteurized from Shimane's Kiji Dairy. The drink primarily uses local produce, such as Oshinbe tomatoes from Kobe's Masumoto Farm and honey from Kobe's Yoshida Bee Farm, but also includes carefully selected ingredients from around the world, such as Sicilian olive oil and Taiwanese pineapple. The flavors are more appealing than just the ingredients themselves.

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