It is said that other members of the Shinsengumi could not eat this "Shimada shiruko (shiruko cooked by SHIMADA) ", because the Shimada shiruko was so sweet as to form sticky threads due to the large quantity of sugar he put in.
それも砂糖を大量に入れ糸を引くほどの甘さであったため、周りの隊士は誰も、この「島田汁粉」を食べられなかったという。