Kintoki Shaved Ice with Rennyu from Glico
With summer here, the sun is shining, and the temperature is high. So today, I was in the mood for Kintoki shaved ice and bought the one from Glico “Rennyu Kintoki Shigure (練乳金時しぐれ)” shown...
Category: Sweets and Candies
Azuki Bar: Imuraya’s Classic Red Bean Ice Cream
Azuki (小豆), also spelled Adzuki, is a small red bean native to East Asia, which is an essential ingredient for Wagashi (和菓子) or traditional Japanese confections. That is because Anko (餡子), the red bean...
Tirol Choco Kyoto Yatsuhashi Flavor Chocolate
Kyoto was a center of politics and culture in the old days where various crafts and foods were created. Today, many of those items have been specialties of the city. For example, when it...
Anko Butter from Kuze Fuku Shoten
Recently, I got a jar of butter from Kuze Fuku Shoten in the market of a Mujirushi Ryohin. To those who know little about Japanese food, I think the butter is quite unique because...
Anko Dama: Sweet Red Bean Paste Wagashi Balls
The last time when I went shopping at a supermarket, together with other foodstuffs, I bought a Wagashi sweet called “Anko Dama (あんこ玉)” for the first time in a while. The confection brings back...
Meiji Macadamia Nut Chocolate with 2020 Limited Design
Because of its superior taste and rich nutrients, macadamia nuts are known as the king of tree nuts, being the most expensive nuts in the world. When it comes to Japanese sweets using macadamia...
Fruiche: House’s Classic Yogurt-Like Fruit Jelly Dessert
Today, I went shopping at a supermarket where I thought I wanted some fruit yogurt. But as I felt like something more gelatinous, I grabbed a bag of “Fruiche (フルーチェ)”, a yogurt-like jelly dessert...
Ogura Yokan: A Sweet Azuki Red Bean Cake
Yokan (羊羹), also spelled Youkan, is one of the most common Wagashi (和菓子: traditional Japanese sweets) varieties, whose origin can be traced back to the late 1300s. It is a simple jelly-like dessert made...
