This is the Lotte Pie no Mi Maple Butter Sandwich, a filled puff pastry biscuit featuring maple butter, made with 0.6% cultured butter and 0.5% maple sugar.
Each box contained 17 hexagonal pieces, measuring approximately 2.5 × 3.0 × 1.5 cm. Each piece featured glazed puff pastry enclosing a maple butter filling. Aroma opened with pronounced maple notes upon opening the packaging.
Initial contact delivered a light, crisp and delicately flaky pastry, with the glazed surface providing an immediate sweetness. This was balanced by the relatively unsweetened pastry layers, preventing the overall profile from becoming excessively sugary. Through the mid-palate, the maple butter filling softened into a creamy consistency, releasing aromatic maple notes that added depth to the otherwise sweet profile. Its richness and creaminess complemented the lightness and delicate flakiness of the pastry, creating a cohesive contrast between the crisp exterior and softer filling.
Overall, a filled puff pastry biscuit with a sweet maple-forward flavour progression and contrasting crisp and creamy textures, resulting in a light yet rich finish.
This Lotte Pie no Mi Maple Butter Sandwich contained 69 g. It was produced in Japan and purchased in Sydney, Australia in 2026.