Cocohodo Walnut Pastry Cafe (inside Zion Market) Sweet snacks.

mmm-yoso!!!, the food blog you are perusing, is just that- a blog about food.  Today, Cathy has a quick post about a nice respite located in the midst of a Food Court. Kirk and Ed (from Yuma) are, once again, busy researching things to write about. 

As mentioned numerous times, The Mister and I have a habit of eating before going food shopping, so that we aren't overly tempted to purchase items on a whim. This doesn't always work, but we try. Sometimes we have a whole meal and at times, only have a dessert type product.  Several times now, we have stopped at this newly opened (in October) small storefront inside the Zion Market complex. 

This Korean based franchise is similar to other similar companies which produce machines which automatically fill and bake small filled cake treats. (This link takes you to a 55 second You Tube video of a machine with a different shaped filled small cake (Cocohodo are walnut shaped cakes filled with red bean paste and 1/2 a walnut in each cake) being made and links on the side of that video take you to many other similar videos.). This is similar to the cream filled pancakes made at the cart in front of 99Ranch Market.

The menu at Cocohodo shows variations of beverages and beverages in combination with pastry, as well as shaved ice. 

You can't get close enough to see the Cocohodo walnut shaped pastry being made, as you can in the YouTube video linked above, but that's what the man behind the glass is doing.  You can however, see to the right---

...the automated machine wrapping and dropping the hot, fresh cakes into the bin.  If you are here and Cocohodo is open, you will be offered a free sample of a whole, hot, fresh delightful cake.  As I mentioned, each walnut shaped (and sized) is cake filled with red bean paste and a walnut half.

Lately, this has been our usual snack (from the bottom of the menu)- Combination A: a four piece with one cup of coffee ($3.40).

The Cocohodo pastry. 

 Cross sections- you can see the walnut half and the red bean paste.  It's a perfect size snack. Not too sweet, not too large. 

You can purchase other size combinations, of course. 

 Nine pieces are $3.15; you can get a bag of 30 for $10.50.  You can also get gift boxes...all fresh made and delicious.  A nice respite. 

Cocohodo 7655 Clairmont Mesa Boulevard (Inside Zion Marketplace Food Court) 92111 (858) 365-1745 Open 10:30-8:30 daily

{Yes, I posted on Deli Manjoo last November, in the middle of this lengthy post, the 16th, 17th and 18th photos show when my fascination of this machine and its filled pastries started}

{Other blog posts about Cocohodo include Pink Candles at Ridgemont High and Kirbie}

 

Comments

[Faye]

That's pretty cool they give you a free whole sample (kinda like the good ol' days of Krispy Kreme). I didn't know the machine actually did the wrapping too. Did you order come out hot as well - or did they serve you the ones that were already made beforehand?

[Cathy]

I really like watching all those machines, Faye, not just the one making the treat, but this Cocohodo one that wraps with all those perfect pleats. The samples and orders we've bought all have been hot or at least warm. First time, when we bought a bag of nine, we each took a sample piece plus the nice lady put a two pack wrapped in a clear plastic of 'cold' ones for us (13 total). They were still fresh tasting/moist cake without being secondarily wrapped three days later.

[Sandy]

I was just here a couple of days ago to buy some to try out. The sample was room temperature, but the ones in the 9 piece bag were warm. The lady at the counter took them out of what looked like an insulated container. I should have eaten a warm one, but I was bringing them to a family function.

[caninecologne]

i like how these look (so cute) i'm not a big fan of the red bean filling. that machine can do almost anything, eh! awesome!

[Cathy]

How nice to bring fresh Cocohodos to your family, Sandy. Your sample was probably still from that same day and as good as the others. It takes quite a while for them to lose their freshness.
I really would just eat the cake and the crispy walnut if I could choose, cc. The red bean paste isn't too sweet but I think is not necessary. I really like the machine and assembly line actions.