Deep-fried mint chocolate croquettes and gnocchi gratin on sale at Tobu Department Store in Tokyo

Deep-fried mint chocolate croquettes and gnocchi gratin on sale at Tobu Department Store in Tokyo

It’s a breath of fresh fried mint. We here at SoraNews24 are constantly seeking culinary oddities wherever they may appear, but sometimes we just stumble onto them too. Such a thing happened to our Japanese writer Tasuku Egawa while browsing around the Tobu Department Store in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. Japanese department stores often have large food sections on their basement floors that sell high-end cakes and chocolates or gourmet ingredients for mea…