Kaga Hanafu-Wan: Osumashi Soup Base in Wafers
At the Omiyage fair, with Sendai Zunda Mochi and Hagi no Tsuki, one more thing called Hanafuwan (花麩椀) aroused my curiosity, and I picked it up in the end. Hanafuwan is an edible souvenir...
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Puku Puku Tai: Dagashi Chocolate Snack from Meito
Dagashi (駄菓子) is the Japanese snack genre equivalent to American penny candy, consisting of cheap and unique treats. As an example, this Puku Puku Tai (ぷくぷくたい) Choco (chocolate) meets the conditions and has features...
Kaichu Shiruko: Wagashi Instant Monaka Oshiruko Soup
As you may know, “Shiruko (しるこ, 汁粉)” or Oshiruko is a traditional Japanese red bean soup often eaten in the winter season with toasted Mochi rice cakes. But with this “Kaichu Shiruko (懐中しるこ: Pocket...
Morinaga Choco Monaka Jumbo Ice Cream
As I wrote a while ago, Monaka (最中) is a traditional Japanese confection or Wagashi consisting of Anko (餡子: sweet Azuki red bean paste) covered in two crisply baked rice wafers. In modern times, the...
Wagashi Sweets: Tsubuan Monaka & Koshian Monaka
As mentioned in this article about Tsubu-An (粒あん) and Koshi-An (こし餡), the chunky and smooth Anko (餡子) red bean pastes are often used in Wagashi (和菓子) traditional Japanese confections. Monaka (最中) When it comes...
What is Monaka Azuki Ice Cream?
I had some stuff to do and went out by car a little while ago. On the way home, I stopped by a 7 Eleven near my house and picked up a package of...
3 Types of Monaka Rice Wafer Snacks
When you think of traditional Japanese confections or Wagashi with sweet red bean paste “Anko (餡子)“, what comes to your mind first? As for me, what pops into my head right away are “Manju...
Monaka Suimono: Unique Japanese Soup Base in Wafers
When people think of Wagashi confections filled with Anko (餡子) or sweet red bean paste, many probably picture Manju (饅頭), Daifuku (大福), or Monaka (最中). Monaka is a traditional Japanese confection or Wagashi consisting of...
