Sucreries is a pastry shop in Osaka, Japan. With a name meaning "sweets" in French, the pastry shop has earned a reputation for its original and whimsical creations, many of which are popular with children. Moreover, they are particularly fond of chocolate mint, as you'll soon notice by perusing their online shop.

Halloween-themed sweets at Sucreries

Earlier this year, near the end of summer, the pastry chef Tweeted that they couldn't wait for the Halloween season. Allowing for all kinds of creative possibilities combining spooky, scary, and cute elements, it's easy to understand why the season is appealing, and Sucreries takes full advantage of it.

For example, take a look at these cakes, called 野ざらし nozarashi, meaning "skull." These cakes, which aren't only sold at Halloween, feature a skull, a flower, and Sotoba tablets inscribed with a semblance of Sanskrit, as seen on Buddhist graves. Inside, you'll find caramelized apples enveloped in a refreshing green apple mousse. They're inspired by the August Obon holiday in which Japanese people traditionally honor the dead by visiting and cleaning their ancestors' graves.

If you just want a small bite in a Halloween theme, you can pick up one of these chocolate lollipops with skulls and faces reminiscent of Munch's "The Scream."

Are you fan of creepy crawlies? Look no further than this dessert, aptly named 蟲の飼育セット mushi no shi'iku setto, or "insect farming set." The chocolate creatures are resting on a bed of cassis and passion fruit-mango flavored gimauve (French marshmallows).

If you're in the mood for something more macabre and something which you can enjoy even up to Christmas, how about these ジングル〝ヘル〟 jinguru heru ("Jingle 'Hell'") cakes, complete with evil gnomes hacking up the skeletal remains of their victims with their axes and spilling their blood?

Of course, Sucreries also has more cute and kid-friendly fare, such as these adorable ナッツモンスター nattsu monsutā ("Nut Monster") cookies in various flavors:

There are many, many other sweets to discover all year round at Sucreries. In addition to individual cakes and desserts, they also make larger cakes and pastries, as well as beautiful gift boxes of cookies, petits fours, almond dragees, and much more, many of them featuring Sucrerie's favorite flavor, mint chocolate.

Moreover, they can also make cakes inspired by manga, anime, and game characters or any other design you may have in mind. They pride themselves on turning your ideas into sweet realities.

Their online store is always very popular, with items quickly selling out, so be sure to follow their Twitter account to find out when a new batch will be available.

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Shop information

• Name (JP): 菓子工房シュクルリ
• Name (EN): Sucreries
• Address (JP): 555-0021 大阪府大阪市西淀川区歌島２丁目１−６ホンダハイム1F
• Address (EN): 1F Honda Heim 2-1-6 Utajima Nishi-Yodogawa Ward Osaka City, Osaka 555-0021
• Hours: 11:00 - 19:00
• Holidays: Tuesdays (and exceptional holidays as indicated)
• Tel: 06-4862-6203
• Email: webinfo@sucreries.net
• Website
• Online Shop
• Twitter
• Instagram

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Edited on July 14th, 2022 to include information on the Obon holiday.