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Uji Black sesame soft serve: The best sesame soft serve I've ever had was at a small tea shop at the Mitsuwa in Edgewater, NJ. Whenever I see black sesame ice cream on a menu, I will typically order it to see how it compares, and the one at Uji comes really close. Uji is a small Japanese sweets shop on Telegraph in Berkeley whose menu includes soft serve (matcha, tofu, black sesame), mochi ice cream, and taiyaki. I ordered a cone of black sesame soft serve which comes in a generous portion and can be optionally ordered in a taiyaki waffle cone. The soft serve is smooth and creamy and not very sweet. It's firmer than the best soft serve I've had but also melts less quickly as a result. It has a distinct and pure black sesame flavor that can almost verge on savory. Even better, Uji is open late until 11pm for late night snacking. Before ordering, I sampled their tofu flavor ice cream, which tastes remarkably true to Taiwanese soy milk. Highly recommended. 4.5/5.0

exceptional uji black sesame soft serve 4.5 ujitime
11/23/2016