Matcha Man Ice Cream and Taiyaki Black sesame taiyaki ice cream: This taiyaki ice cream shop in Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood is the first to serve taiyaki in Seattle and proved popular on a Saturday evening, taking about 25 min from line to ice-cream in hand. They feature classic flavors like matcha and black sesame as well as Thai iced tea and dole whip. Being a big black sesame fan, I had to go for the classic in a fish-shaped waffle cone. The waffle is more western than taiyaki you would get in Japan, which is very crispy. This one instead was more soft and doughy, but was satisfyingly chewy in a moorish way. The waffle was better than the soft serve, which had a decent nutty flavor but was very sweet and a little bit icy texturally. Not bad, but also not one of the better taiyaki ice creams I’ve had (Uji Time in Berkeley is still my favorite). 3.0/5.0

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