Tag: <span>food</span>

The Cakes of Japan

I bought this interesting thing in a department store. It was a little on the pricey side and I’m not sure it was worth the extra. It was a sponge …


Ise – Local Specialities

One of the big things I was looking forward to when visiting Ise was eating some of the local food.

While walking around the Kawasaki district I came across a …


The Cakes of Japan

I had this Strawberry Cream Cake over New Year. It is traditional to eat this at Christmas but I couldn’t find any on Christmas day. I had gone to the …


The Cakes of Japan

This Custard Roll was quite simple in terms of taste but nice. Custard cream surrounded by a quite elaborate pastry.…


The Cakes of Japan

I bought this Christmas Cake on the way home from Ise. It has a sponge filling surrounded by puff pastry. It had a sweet glaice with almonds on the top. …


The Cakes of Japan

A very nice Christmas Roll that I bought in a bakery near Osaka Station. It has a chocolate cream filling and a thin layer of white icing on the top. …


The Cakes of Japan

I bought this in a station bakery on the way home. It was described as a Kintoki Bean Bun. I’ve looked this up and nothing resembling the above comes up. …


The Cakes of Japan

I bought this on the way to Daisen Park. It was described as a Honey Etranger. The internet informs me that this means “Foreign Honey”. I guess that the Japanese …


The Cakes of Japan

It being the festive season a number of Christmassy cakes have been available. I bought this snowman in the supermarket. It was nice enough. A sweet bun shaped into a …


The Cakes of Japan

This was quite a nice Apple Pastry. It wasn’t too sweet and the ratio of apple to pastry was good. Apologies for the poor quality of the photo.…