In Tokyo s Minato Ward, Heckeln, a cafe founded in 1971, sees more than 50 foreigners lining up daily before it opens. Their target is the Special Jumbo Pudding, priced at 500 yen. It is about 2.5 times the size of a typical pudding.
For more than five decades now, Shizuo Mori, now 80, has been waking up at 4 a.m. to prepare the famous flan-style puddings he serves at Hecklen, his cozy corner café in Tokyo’s Toranomon neighborhood.
TOKYO With a rapid, right-hand swoop, Shizuo Mori served the last of about 50 puddings on Wednesday (March 15), a treat that's made his tiny Tokyo coffee shop a destination for tourists flocking to Japan after the end of Covid restrictions. Mori's trademark fling of the arm helps dislodge the eggy custard from its tin, and the circular motion.
Shizuo Mori's tiny Tokyo coffee shop has become famous for its pudding, making it a destination for tourists flocking to Japan after the end of Covid restrictions.