バレンタインの和菓子｜Japanese Sweets in Valentine’s Day｜2021/02/14

ケーキが食べたくなって、新宿伊勢丹の地下に行った。どのお店も「最後尾」と書いた看板の店員さんの前は長蛇の列だ。そうだ、バレンタインデーだ。緊急事態宣言も関係ない賑わいだ。ケーキは断念と思い帰ろうと思っていたら「モンブラン朱雀」があるではないか！いつもはすぐに売り切れてしまうのに、どうやら和菓子コーナーでバレンタインデーの難を逃れたみたいだ。モンブラン登山の中でも名山中の名山のモンブラン朱雀。思わぬ収穫で満足満足。（絵と文：サカキテツ朗）
I wanted to eat cake, so I went to the basement of Isetan in Shinjuku. Every store has a long line in front of the shop staff with the sign that says "last". Yes, it's Valentine's Day. It was crowded with no relation to the state of emergency. When I thought it would be good to give up on the cake, I found "Mont Blanc Suzaku"! It's usually sold out quickly, but it seems that it could escape from the crowd of Valentine's Day at the Japanese sweets corner. Among the famous sweets of Mont Blanc, Mont Blanc Suzaku is one of the most famous. I satisfied with the unexpected harvest. -Text and illustration by Ted Sakaki