Category: Sweets and Candies
Several days ago, I wrote an article about the type of Dango, where I introduced “Zunda Dango (ずんだ団子)” as a popular Japanese rice dumpling. As mentioned there, “Zunda (ずんだ)” is a paste made by mashing...
When it comes to the foods often eaten at Japan’s cherry blossom viewing festivals called “Hanami (花見)”, “Dango (団子)” is one of the confections that are most familiar to us Japanese. Dango (団子) Dango is...
Most Japanese kids love Dagashi (駄菓子), a snack genre unique to Japan consisting of cheap, relatively small Japanese snacks and candies. Those Japanese treats are cheap. So children can buy various varieties even with little...
Yesterday I talked about the popular Japanese gummy candy Bourbon Fettuccine, but actually, together with it, I bought one more gummy candy at the store. As with the flavor of the Fettuccine Gummi, the other...
Today I went to a drugstore near my house to buy foodstuffs when I craved something sour-sweet, and I headed to its snack and candy section and grabbed a bag of gummy candy called...
Since I was small, I have loved a small chocolate cake called “Choco Pie (チョコパイ)”. Even now, the confection is one of my favorite treats and sometimes I have a craving for it. In...
We Japanese often eat the food called “Oshiruko (お汁粉)” or “Shiruko (汁粉)” during the cold winter months. But what is Oshiruko? Oshiruko (お汁粉) Oshiruko, or Shiruko, is a traditional Japanese soup dish typically served...
Soda candy is popular with children, and here in Japan, it comes in many forms, including chewing gum. And what I introduce here, Super Soda Gum (スーパーソーダガム) is one of the representatives. Kracie Super...