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Indian creator tries Japan's viral 10-layer matcha Mont Blanc
The dessert comes from Chacha Futatsume, a small Asakusa shop in Tokyo with limited seating and long queues; it is a waffle cone, not soft-serve.
Watch it as it aired: Chip Darnell, Vera Bullock and Brock Thunderson on this story, from The Weekend Shift at 1:30 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are NDTV Food's, the jokes are ours.

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At a glance
- First reported by NDTV Food: “Video: Indian Creator Tries Japan's Viral 10-Layer Matcha Mont Blanc, Says 'Don't Be Fooled'”, with reporting from Alo Japan, airial.travel, SPOT.ph, Curly Tales and TikTok (tupofcea).
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 25, 2026, at 1:30 AM ET on The Weekend Shift, by Chip Darnell, Vera Bullock and Brock Thunderson.
- Topics: Indian, Japan.
- BBN covered this story before: Coconut oil tested as sustainable jet fuel in Japan (October 23).
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- NDTV FoodVideo: Indian Creator Tries Japan's Viral 10-Layer Matcha Mont Blanc, Says 'Don't Be Fooled'
- Alo JapanViral Tokyo dessert: Honest review of the matcha Mont Blanc from Chacha Futatsume in Asakusa! - Alo Japan facts used on air
- airial.travelChaCha Futatsume (2026) facts used on air
- SPOT.phCool Chacha Futatsume Matcha Mont Blanc in Japan March 18, 2023 · facts used on air
- Curly TalesJapanese Viral Dessert Matcha Mont Blanc Is A 10-Layered Heavenly Delicacy! May 5, 2023 · facts used on air
- TikTok (tupofcea)The viral japanese matcha mont blanc at sugar labo QV 😍💕 #eatwithtupofcea #tupofcea #melbournefoodie #matchamontblanc #matchalover facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorWhat a day to be in America!

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNDTV Food reports an Indian creator tried Japan's viral ten-layer matcha Mont Blanc and told viewers, quote, don't be fooled. Vera, your take.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe shop made ten layers and served them as soft-serve in a waffle cone. That's discretion.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorChacha Futatsume isn't hiding ten layers. It's simply declining to comment on them, in a cone.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorHOT. Nobody has ever hidden ten layers better.

Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistIt's reportedly twelve hundred to sixteen hundred yen, the shop is tiny, and it doesn't typically take reservations.

Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistSo we wait outside a tiny shop, no reservations, to pay around fourteen hundred yen for something dressed as soft-serve. I take that personally.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorNOT. Reported prices run twelve hundred to sixteen hundred yen, Brock.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSixteen hundred. Fine.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorHere's my take. Mont Blanc is a French chestnut dessert.

Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorIf the cone is the disguise, then Melbourne selling it for fourteen ninety Australian is witness protection.

Brock Thunderson · Chief MeteorologistTen layers, and the review says don't be fooled. By what? It looks like soft-serve.
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