“Spinach–Raspberry” in a Glass
Green layers of cream with fresh spinach, bright raspberries, and a soft sponge cake. The most unusual-looking dessert in a glass—yet quite familiar in taste.
What Does It Taste Like?
The spinach here contributes only the color: its flavor disappears almost entirely during preparation. The cream is delicate and creamy, the raspberries add tartness and aroma, and the sponge cake provides a soft base. The dessert is light and fresh, without being overly sweet.
When to order it
Buffets, themed parties, children’s celebrations, photo booths, office parties, summer picnics. People order it for its appearance—a green dessert on the table catches the eye right away.
Size and weight
Served in a glass, each serving is approximately 165 g. Price: 135 UAH.
How to Order in Kharkiv
Order on our website or pick it up at our coffee shops. Delivery within Kharkiv and pickup are available.
The History of the Raspberry
The raspberry is a berry with a myth in its name: its Latin name comes from the mountain where, according to legend, the first bush grew.
Mount Ida
Rubus idaeus means “blackberry from Ida.” Mount Ida is the place where, according to Greek mythology, the infant Zeus was raised. The legend tells that the nymph Ida, while picking berries to soothe the baby, scratched her hand on a bush—and the berries, which had been white until then, turned red.
Pliny the Elder was already writing about the raspberry from Mount Ida as a well-known plant in the 1st century—meaning the name was already established by that time.
A Berry of the Forests, Not the Gardens
For many centuries, raspberries were not cultivated but gathered in the wild: they grow well in clearings and on burnt-over land, and there has always been an abundance of them in Europe. The first cultivated plantings appeared only in the 16th–17th centuries in England, and serious breeding efforts began in the 19th century.
Why Raspberries Are Everywhere in Desserts
Raspberries have a rare combination: high acidity and a very strong aroma with only a slight sweetness. Because of this, they are able to “cut through” any rich base—cream, chocolate, cream cheese, pistachio—without getting lost in it. That is precisely why raspberries are found more often than any other berry in modern confectionery.