Kushi Dango vs. Shoyu Dango vs. Mitarashi Dango Dumplings
Yesterday, I stopped by a 7-Eleven convenience store on the way home and bought this Kushi Dango (串団子) for 116 yen. The product has the name 串団子, but I found the Wagashi sweets inside...
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Taiko Senbei: Nanao’s Japanese Drum-like Wheat Cracker
Nanao Seika (七尾製菓) is a Fukuoka-based confectionery maker that is Japan’s number 1 in the market of wheat-based baked confections, and this Taiko Senbei (太鼓せんべい) is among their signature products. Taiko Senbei (太鼓せんべい) Based...
Kusa (草): 4 Possible Meanings of the Japanese Word
Kusa (草), originally meaning grass or weed, is a word sometimes seen in the names of Wagashi (和菓子: traditional Japanese confections), like Kusa Daifuku (草大福) or Kusa Mochi (草餅). As guessed from it, the...
Wagashi: What is Kusa Daifuku (草大福)?
Some Wagashi (和菓子) traditional Japanese confections remind us of the fresh verdure of the spring, which include this Kusa Daifuku (草大福). Kusa Daifuku (草大福) Kusa Daifuku (草大福) is a variant of Daifuku (大福), also...
Habutae Mochi: A Specialty Wagashi Sweet of Fukui
Yesterday, after finishing work, my co-worker gifted me this Habutae Mochi (羽二重餅) as she visited Kanazawa for sightseeing on the last holiday and got it for me. As you might already know, the Mochi...
Emergency Food in Japan: Imuraya Eiyo-Kan Yokan Sweets
What kind of emergency food is available in your country? Here in Japan, I think Yokan, as well as Kanpan, is one of the most common, and my family stores them at home, preparing...
What is Mizugashi (水菓子)? : Meaning in Japanese
Today, I want to talk about Mizugashi (水菓子) because I think even Japanese people, many don’t know the original/correct meaning. The term is composed of two words, Mizu (水), meaning water, and Gashi or...
Japanese Kit Kat Daifuku Flavor Chocolate
Yesterday, I came across a newly released Kit Kat Mini Chocolate while shopping in a supermarket and grabbed one for sampling, as I had never seen a flavor like that. This time too, the...
