Originally published on metropolis.co.jp on March 2012

Your mother always told you to eat your vegetables, but she never said how you had to do it. Kyoto cream-puff specialists Crème de la Crème have brought their patisserial knowledge to the manufacturing of a chou cream from local vegetables to fill their tasty pastries. Kyo Vegetable Chou comes in a veritable buffet of flavors such as burdock, wild mustard, turnip and more, enabling you to indulge and keep mum happy at the same time. Could make a nice spring gift for vegetable gourmets. From ¥1,050 for a box of 5; http://cremedelacreme.jp