Another new hot food in town: Japanese Baked Cheese Tart. I tried the Pablo cheese tart in Osaka and it is fantastic. I bet no one can resist the crumbly outer crust with fluffy, melting and warm rich cheese filling! This time, i would like to try out the Tokyo Secret Japanese Hanjyuku Cheese Tart (Half Baked Cheese Tart) in One Utama Shopping Mall.
This is their second outlet in Malaysia after the first in Ikano Power Centre (IPC) Shopping Mall. It is easy to locate, it is just opposite Haagen Dazs, besides the excalator leading to GSC Cinema. I heard that their 3rd outlet will be opening in Genting Highland’s Sky Avenue soon. Luckily is not a very long queue today as we reached around 10.30am, is pretty early.
Sharp yellow background with big contrast brown cloured words "TOKYO SECRET HANJYUKU CHEESE TART" successfully attract people's eyeballs.
Even though Tokyo Secret is not originated from Japan but Hong Kong, but is doesn't mean that it will not taste good. Their freshly baked cheese tart use the high quality cheese imported directly from Japan, alongside with the secret recipe from Tshim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong which makes the flavour stay close to those cheese tart in Japan.
Tray of Hanjuku Cheese Tarts were freshly baked and they look gorgeous. Look temptation, right? In order to maintain the quality and consistency of the cheese tarts, they only make one tray at one time. Each batch take around 10-20 minutes. So, please take don't take the risk to try your luck and disappoint yourself if you are in a hurry.
The size of the cheese tart is slight bigger than the usual egg tarts and it is best to have it when it is still warm. Smell is awesome from the very moment it is taken out from the oven. The first bite on the crust gives you a very buttery vanilla biscuit fragrance, followed by the creamy soft rich cheese filling. If you bite too big mouth, the cream cheese might just ooze out from your mouth.
One thing i did learn about egg tarts/baked cheese tarts is to eat them FRESH OUT FROM THE OVEN! When I took another one which was not warm anymore, fair enough, no oozing flowy cheese filling but is was still soft. So, taste it when it is still warm!
Tokyo Secret do recommended some other ways to enjoy the unique taste of cheese tart:
Today, Cold, Iced, Hot
Priced at RM 7.90 per piece, I would personally think that this is certainly an expensive tart. Fortunately they didn't set any minimum purchase quantity, so you have a flexibility to buy just one piece for the sake of trying if you want.
Another bonus point for this brand is their packaging. The paper bag design convey an eco-friendly image for the brand and their box presentation that perfectly fit 6 tarts in the customized double storey box.
For me, this Tokyo Secret and the Pablo cheese tart i took in Japan is like 2 different things, they didn't taste the same. Maybe both have their own special ingredients/ recipe or perhaps they had did some "necessary" changes in order to suit the local's taste buds. But I heard Pablo is opening soon in One Utama Shopping Mall as well. Maybe i should try that as well to give a better comparison instead : p
Tokyo Secret outlets in Malaysia (as in August 2016):
Tokyo Secret Malaysia – Japanese Hanjyuku Cheese Tart
One Utama Shopping Mall
2nd Floor High Street, One Utama Shopping Mall (New Wing)
(opposite to Haagen Dazs,besides the excalator leading to GSC Cinema)
Opening Hour: 10am to 10pm
Tokyo Secret Malaysia
Ikano Power Centre (IPC) Shopping Centre ,
Lot G-23, IPC, Jalan PJU 6/2, Mutiara Damansara, Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
(next to Mac City and opposite Starbucks)
Opening Hour: 10am to 10pm
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