Wagashi: What is Jouyo Manju?
Manju (饅頭) is a representative type of Wagashi (和菓子) (Japanese confection) typically consisting of Anko (餡子) sweetened Azuki red bean paste wrapped in a wheat flour dough. It is a steamed bun that comes in...
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Manju (饅頭) is a representative type of Wagashi (和菓子) (Japanese confection) typically consisting of Anko (餡子) sweetened Azuki red bean paste wrapped in a wheat flour dough. It is a steamed bun that comes in...
It is getting warmer and warmer day by day here in Niigata, Japan. And today, I stopped by a supermarket and bought a traditional Wagashi confection representing Japan’s springtime. The package consists of two varieties of...
The Sakura (桜) cherry blossom season is just around the corner. But unfortunately, yesterday’s online news reported the Tokyo Metropolitan Government asked people to refrain from Hanami parties this year due to the coronavirus...
A while ago, I noticed a few online searchers came to my blog article on Tokyo souvenirs via google with the keyword, Banana Manju (バナナ饅頭). I, of course, know what banana and Manju are. But until...
Anpan (あんパン) is a classic Japanese round bun first made in 1874 by the founder of a bakery named Kimuraya (present-day Kimuraya Sohonten) (Google Map), Kimura Yasubei (木村安兵衛). Anpan (あんパン) As you may already...
Morinaga Seika (森永製菓) is a Japanese confectionery company founded in 1899 whose logo is an angel symbol called Angel Mark. In Japan, the maker has many long-selling products, and their best-known products include Hi-Chew...
Have you ever tried Japanese Ramune (ラムネ)? Further, do you know it comes in 2 types? For the unfamiliar, one is the soda pop filled in a unique-shaped glass bottle sealed with a marble....
As with Momoyama, “Geppei (月餅)” is a confection about which I didn’t know much until recently, though I often see it in the Wagashi sweets section of supermarkets, alongside Manju and Momoyama. Geppei (月餅)...