I received this from a colleague. I was called a Monaca. It is two wafers and some red bean paste in between. Everything was separate and you had to construct …
The Cakes of Japan
I bought this on the way to the football. It’s a Sakura Danish Pastry which is kind of appropriate given I was going to see Cerezo play. The Sakura part …
The Cakes of Japan
I bought this a while back while on the way to a hike in Nara. I actually ended up getting lost and walking along a main round for a couple …
The Cakes of Japan
I got this top of Kongo-san a while back. It wasn’t so great after a hike up and a wander around in the snow on top it was quite nice. …
The Cakes of Japan
I bought this in the bakery attached to a supermarket near me. I can only describe it as a Cherry Harmonica. The pastry was glazed sweet puff pastry and was …
The Cakes of Japan
This was described as “Irish Cake”. Well, I guess it’s green. The picture doesn’t give any idea of scale. It was about 5cm tall. The blobs are bits of chocolate. …
The Cakes of Japan
This was a small present from one of the teachers in school. It was described on the packet as a Macaron but was a little different from what we would …
The Cakes of Japan
One of the nice things about buying cakes in Japan is that, due to my lack of Japanese language abilities, I’m never quite sure what I am buying. This lead …
The Cakes of Japan
I was shopping in one of the nearby supermarkets when I came across this in a nearby bakery. It looked better than it actually was. Under the chocolate coating is …
The Cakes of Japan
I came across this in a department store. In most Japanese department stores they have a big food court in the basement selling all kinds of expensive stuff. Well, a …
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