japanese sweets– tag –

Introduction to Uirō ういろう Uirō ( ういろう) is a traditional Japanese food. It is a sweet confectionary item with its origin in Nagoya. This has a soft pillowy texture with a bit of QQ factor. Similar to mochi, it consists of glutinou...

INTRODUCTION TO BABAHERA ICE Babahera Ice is a type of ice cream that is a local gourmet of Akita in Tohoku prefecture. It is a local cold sweets that is popular with Akita residents and tourists visiting Akita, especially children. It i...

Warabi Mochi is a type of Japanese confectionery that originated in Nara Prefecture. It is made from warabi (bracken) starch, water and sugar, and cut into small pieces. Warabi Mochi is usually sprinkled with kinako (roasted soybean flou...

INTRODUCTION TO CASTELLACastella is a Japanese confectionary , which is "wagashi" in Japanese. It’s a simple sponge cake made with flour, eggs, sugar, and starch syrup, and baked in a rectangular mold. Castella was or...

Introduction to Zunda Mochi Zunda Mochi is a traditional Japanese sweet in the Tohoku region, Miyagi prefecture. It is a mochi confectionary and is one of the "three major Sendai specialties." Zunda Mochi uses edamame, a Japanese name fo...