profiteroles (or similar) in Tokyo?

Hiya,

Just wondered if anyone knew of a supermarket / restaurant that has profiteroles or something similar....

Many thanks!

Maple House has the best cream puffs I've ever eaten, they are all over

Any supermarket or convenience store will have "choux cream" - as they are called in Japan. I've never heard of Maple House, and think the Beard Papa's chain you see in shopping centres and some stations is by far and away the best. Strangely, there are not so many outlets in central Tokyo, though and they tend to be more out in the suburbs.

Ginza Cozy Corner also do nice choux cream. There's one just outside the West Exit of Shinjuku station in the underground plaza, on the right hand side as you walk out. They have many other locations around Tokyo.

Great info!! Thanks for the responses!!

...The term profiterole is traditionally used for small versions (of choux à la crème) filled with whipped ice cream and topped with chocolate although the usage varies and can include other fillings..

Japan has the best custard filled Cream Puff ever, better than anyplace. Papa Beard's is not the best, IMO. Whipped cream filled? No way, I get sick even thinking of it.

it's very easy to make... why don't you try!!

from Wikipedia:

"The origin of both the pastry and its name profiterole are obscure. However many sources suggest North Eastern Italy.

The word profiterole (also spelled prophitrole, profitrolle, profiterolle)has existed in English since the 16th century, borrowed from French. The original meaning in both English and French is unclear, but later it came to mean a kind of roll 'baked under the ashes'. A 17th-century French recipe for a Potage de profiteolles or profiterolles describes a soup of dried small breads (presumably the profiteroles) simmered in almond broth and garnished with cockscombs, truffles, and so on.
The current meaning is only clearly attested in the 19th century".