Fu Castella

Castella is a variant of Portuguese Pao de Castela, very popular in Japan and Taiwan. In the 16th century, the Portuguese started trade and missionary work at Nagasaki, the only Japanese port open for foreign commerce. They introduce a lot of things and this cake is include. Day by day, the recipe changed to suit the Japanese taste.

Try a soft sponge cake in Paris

Castella is a soft sponge cake, made of sugar, flour, eggs, sugar and can be combined with many other ingredients to create different flavors. If you arrive at the right time, you will be surprised by the size and texture of the cake before being cut.

Very popular in Asian countries like Japan, Taiwan and Vietnam, you can now enjoy this attractive cake in Paris, France, at Fu Castella ("fu" means happy). All ingredients are carefully selected, bio ingredients, moderate sweetness and without preservatives.

The shop is designed in Japanese style, very elegant and natural with a lot of plants on the wall.

The ceiling is decorated with wooden plaques, common to Japan (絵馬), people write prayers or wishes. It's a feature very Japanese and beautiful.

Various flavors of castella prepared for you

There are two different menus on site or to take away. To keep the taste, easy to maintain, the big size is reserved for those who want to buy to share with friends and family at home.

When we visit, the shop has nine different flavors of cake: traditional, green tea with red beans, black sesame and cheese, takesumi, double chesse, durian, coffee with pecan seeds, salted egg with dried meat and chocolate. The owners are very interested in the opinions of customers and research to make many new flavors.

They have also drinks, from "traditional" things like tea and coffee, to special such as milk tea, fruit tea...

If you come with friend from 15:00 to 18:00, you can choose the very good teatime menu, with only 16€ you have 2 drinks, 5 mini castellas served with fruit, whipping cream and sauces (caramel, lemongrass, crème anglaise...).

O'bon Paris' tip

If you come with friends in the afternoon, the delicious teatime menu is the best choice.

With O'bon Paris coupon, you can get 10% discount, check here.

Words and Photographs by Phan Thanh Thuy