The Living Pavilion by Aman at the private resort Aman Kyoto is offering the "Kyoto Fruit and Summer Vegetable Afternoon Tea" until Saturday, August 2024, 8, which features fruits such as Kyoto melons and organic bananas, as well as Kyoto's signature summer vegetables. The resort is also offering "Muskmelon Shaved Ice," made with more than one luxurious piece of mellow, juicy domestic muskmelon, until Monday, September 31, 2024.

The first tier of the "Kyoto Fruit and Summer Vegetable Afternoon Tea" features four savory dishes: a terrine of summer vegetables from Kamigamo and Nishigamo with adorable leaves that catch the eye; a quiche of sea urchin and Kamo eggplant; abalone arancini with a mellow Kyoto edamame sauce; and Manganji pepper farbreton served with Masuda beef bresaola ham.
 
The second tier features six types of sweets, including banana mousse made with pesticide-free Kyoto Hannari Banana bananas grown in Kameoka, Kyoto, Ohara red shiso jelly, Kamigamo tomato pie, Kamigamo honey peach melba, domestic lemon paste and herb agar, and domestic passion fruit cream sandwiches.
 
Other dishes on offer include a Kyoto melon parfait, Kamigamo corn scones, and homemade warabimochi (warabi mochi) with a choice of four condiments, all accompanied by a glass of champagne and a rich selection of over 4 types of tea.

And the ever-popular "Muskmelon Shaved Ice" is a summer staple that uses more than one domestic muskmelon. In a hollowed-out melon bowl, two melon balls of different colors, one made from muskmelon and one made from rich red-fleshed melon, and wasanbon crème chantilly are lined up, and vanilla ice cream and red-fleshed melon balls are hidden inside the shaved ice made from frozen 2% melon juice.

Adding a red-fleshed melon sauce mixed with the accompanying condensed milk gives it an even deeper flavor, and pouring in champagne when you're about halfway through gives you a unique, exquisite taste.
 
Why not try the limited-time menu in the forest garden at the foot of the Takagamine Sanzan mountains?
 
◆ Kyoto fruits and summer vegetables afternoon tea
[Period] Until Saturday, August 2024, 8
[Time] From 2:30pm or 3:1.5pm (XNUMX hour system)
[Price] 12,000 yen including a glass of champagne (including consumption tax and service charge)
[Venue] Aman Kyoto The Living Pavilion by Aman
 
◆Muskmelon shaved ice
[Period] Until Monday, September 2024, 9
[Time] From 2:30pm or 3pm (1.5 hour system) *Limited number of items per day
[Price] 9,500 yen (including consumption tax and service charge)
*If you would like champagne with your shaved ice, there will be an additional charge.
[Venue] Aman Kyoto The Living Pavilion by Aman