Fruit Daifuku is a Japanes Mochi dessert, Fruit, like strawberry, is wrapped in Anko sweet bean paste, then in Mochi rice cake. Fruit Daifuku is not a very traditional sweet, but it’s been around for a few decades now, and it is one of the most popular items at Wagashi Japanese sweet shops.
Shiro An is sweet white bean paste, and it is a crucial ingredient for Japanese traditional confectioneries, just like Anko sweet red bean paste.…
Pannacotta is an Italian cold creamy dessert that is also popular in Japan. The texture of Pannacotta is similar to Purin (flan) or Bavarois,…
Have you ever bought Mochi rice cakes for a New Years feast and had too many leftovers? A lot of packaged Mochi today lasts…
Madeleines are French sweets that are a cross between cookies and cakes. They are usually baked in shell-shaped molds or a special Madeleine pan…
Strawberry is the fruit of spring in Japan, the same as in many places throughout the world. And Japanese people take it seriously with…
Sweet Potato Dessert is a simple baked sweet that uses sweet potatoes, sugar and butter. Â It is usually called just “Sweet Potato.” Â It has…
Mango Purin (pudding) is a mango-flavored cold jellied dessert, now quite popular in Japan. It is called Purin (or pudding), though it often doesn’t…
Valentine’s day in Japan is the day and the “only day” when a girl is allowed to tell a boy how she feels about…