A fish is turning heads in downtown Denver.

Coated on the inside with Nutella, the fish-shaped waffle cone, complete with scales and fins, chomps down on a heaping cup of strawberry- and matcha-flavored soft serve. Wedged next to it is a green matcha macaroon and two Pocky sticks, which may as well represent fishing rods used for the big catch. The whole thing is beautiful enough to go viral on Instagram or TikTok.

You can find the creation at Ichigo Matcha, a Japanese dessert and drink stand that opened at 1351 16th St. Mall last year. “Ichigo” means “strawberry” in Japanese, while matcha, a green tea grown mainly in Japan, has become increasingly popular over the past few years in the United States as a flavoring for all kinds of desserts.

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