A special menu of “shaved ice & frozen cucumber” and “shaved ice topped with tomato juice” are now gaining popularity at a café in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo. After being frozen without adding any water, these fresh organic vegetables are topped on the shaved ice.
The whole nutrition of a vegetable is taken from shaved ices respectively topped with frozen cucumber (left) and tomato (center). (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
The café named “Inner Beauty Bar” is operated by “john masters organics Tokyo,” which is well known as a shop of organic hair-care products. Their sales-boosting marketing words are saying “Enjoy shaved ice of a new feel.”
The special menu has two kinds of vegetable shaved ice: “Tropical Green” with frozen cucumber & pineapple on the top, and “Fresh Tomato,” which costs respectively 850 yen (excluding tax) per cup.
A shaved ice topped with acai berries and yogurt, which tastes like a sweet, is also popular. Each cup of shaved ice is served separately with some syrup.