Higashi 干菓子 are a type of wagashi, a Japanese sweet made specifically for tea ceremony. Though you could eat wagashi without tea, they tend to be very sweet to balance the bitterness of the strong Japanese green tea served at tea ceremony. Higashi are “dry” versions of wagashi, usually made with sugar and rice flour, though…
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Limited Edition Pocky
This past week, Glico released two special flavors of their popular Pocky snack. For those who are not familiar with Pocky, the chocolate covered biscuit sticks sold worldwide, you might be from Europe where they are branded “Mikado”. Just in time for the Rio Summer Olympics, Brazilian Orange flavored Pocky are readily available in supermarkets…
Baked Cheesecake Kit Kat
Exotic Kit Kat flavors are commonplace in Japan, but this flavor tops them all in the fact that it requires an extra step before consuming: baking! Baked cheesecake Kit Kat come in a wrapper with instructions on how to prepare it in your toaster oven (because every Japanese household has a toaster oven). In one…
Donuts
Donuts were obviously not invented by the Japanese, but like many things invented elsewhere and brought to Japan, they have been adopted into the culture and made cuter, like these from Floresta Nature Donuts. Western style donuts are generally too sweet for Japanese tastes so even recent imports like Krispy Kreme have changed their lineups…
Kit Kat Chocolatory
Japan has become famous in the world of candy lovers for its vast selection of Kit Kat flavors. However, the truth is it isn’t always easy to find the more exotic flavors just anywhere. There is one shop guaranteed to have something unique though: the Kit Kat Chocolatory. Located in the basement of Seiyu Department store…
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