Taozi: the Asian pastry shop that honors the mochi in the 8th district of Paris

In recent years, pastry shops have continued to flourish in the four corners of the capital, much to the delight of sweet tooths! If some people are fond of classics such as the Paris-Brest, the Saint-Honoré or the indisputable éclair, others prefer to bet on originality or pastries that make you travel. Are you part of this second category? Good news, because we've found a new gourmet spot that's sure to tickle your taste buds!

Let's go to the 8th arrondissement of Paris, a few steps from the Champs-Élysées, to push the doors of Taozi. In this pretty shop, opened since the beginning of the year 2022, we discover with happiness mochis carefully arranged behind the window. A great lover of this Japanese specialty, Chef Tao, who attended the Ferrandi school, had the good idea to honor this famous Japanese dish made of glutinous rice in her very first Parisian pastry shop.

And to vary the pleasures, no less than 6 flavors are proposed on the spot, with a change of recipes every two weeks. If the fans of classic flavors will inevitably turn to the excellent mochis filled with matcha or black sesame, the lovers of fruits will opt more for the mochis with mango or strawberry.

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We also strongly advise you to try the mochi with milk tea or the one with taro paste, whose taste - slightly sweet - is close to the one of potato and sweet potato. All very generously filled, these mochis - cooked on the spot every morning by Tao - are a pure delight! We particularly appreciate the rather fine texture of the mochi dough and the ultra generous cream inside.

And if you are looking for even more originality, turn to the roasted mochi. But Taozi's pastry shop does not limit itself to mochi. The place also features other Asian specialties, such as the famous sponge cake wrapped with chicken fibers and nuts, and filled with black rice or taro; an original sweet-salty mix that does not leave indifferent. Want more? Discover also an egg yolk roll cake, classic, taro or chicken fiber flavors.

To satisfy all the desires, Taozi also proposes some midday meals at 12 euros, with Asian flavors of course. That day, the chef had for example cooked Japanese beef rice (sautéed beef and onions, tender eggs, sushi rice and Japanese sweet soy sauce).

Please note that there are very few seats inside, so prefer the takeaway formula.

With the arrival of the Taozi pastry shop in the 8th district, the Parisian district has a very nice new address which will satisfy all the palates in search of a tasty trip in Asia!