A collaboration between Florence and Tamashima. Okayama 〈GELATO OBLATE.〉

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.

First published in: BRUTUS No. 1009 "Really Delicious Ice Cream" (released June 3, 2024)

photo: Nobuaki Murakami / text: Hiromi Kuratune / edit: Mutsumi Hidaka

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GELATO OBLATE.

A collaboration between Florence and Tamashima

The owner, Daisuke Nishino, values the satisfaction you feel when you finish eating his gelato. Gelato has a clean aftertaste, and you can enjoy the process of the taste and aroma changing in your mouth. Nishino's family used to run a milk delivery store. As the times changed and the family business began to struggle, at the age of 41 he made up his mind to go to Florence and learn about authentic gelato.

After returning to Japan, he opened his restaurant in 2018. With the aim of "creating a taste of Italy combined with the unique flavors of Tamashima," he expresses the flavors of his hometown by incorporating ingredients from Italy, vegetables and fruits such as celery harvested in the Kurashiki area, sake lees from the local Kikuchi Brewery, and fruit from plum wine.

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