Anmitsu at Sagami - Irvine

What is it? Why, it's an anmitsu, a dessert in the same vein as halo-halo and Taiwanese shaved ice, except it has no shaved ice.

Look at it.

It is simplicity defined.

A scoop of ice cream, a plop of sugary azuki, wiggly agar-agar gelatin and some fruit. I suppose the closest facsimile is fruit cocktail, but then, do people even eat fruit cocktail anymore?

I had this at Sagami in Irvine, a Japanese restaurant that seems to do everything from soup to nuts, well not nuts...anmitsu. That's what's for dessert.

Sagami
3850 Barranca Pkwy. Ste B
Irvine, CA 92606
(949) 857-8030
http://Irvinesagami.com

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