At the end of the Philosopher’s Walk in Kyoto, near Ginkakuji temple, is a shop that sells large profiteroles filled with green tea cream. I’ve mentioned these before. When Mum …
The Cakes of Japan
I bought this chocolate roll cake on the way to the football to eat at halftime. The slice was about an inch thick and the photo is pretty self explanatory …
The Cakes of Japan
I can’t remember where I bought this Panda bun. It had a bit of cream in the middle. Nice enough but perhaps a bit gimmicky.…
The Cakes of Japan
I ate this on one of my visits the Daisen Park. I pass a bakery in the station and sometimes something catches my eye. If I remember correctly this was …
The Cakes of Japan
I came across this rather cute looking Miffy cake while wandering about Kyoto (on the Makioka Walk). It’s actually just a red bean bun with ears added. Still quite nice …
The Cakes of Japan
The last in the sequence of Halloween cakes is this black cat. I got him at a discount from the supermarket. I think the discount was because one of the …
Okonomiyaki
I have written about Okonomiyaki before but that was the Hiroshima version. When Mum was visiting we had Osaka style Okonomiyaki a couple of times. I think it was Mum’s …
The Cakes of Japan
Another Halloween cake. This one from the bakery in the supermarket. It was a little bit of a let down. Not too bad but a bit gimmicky maybe. It was …
The Cakes of Japan
In the run up to Halloween I’ve eaten a few Halloween type cakes. This pumpkin cake was nice. A semi-hard sweet pastry (not quite puff) with a not too sweet …
The Cakes of Japan
I can’t remember where I bought this but I’m pretty sure it was at a combini. I sometimes eat these little pancake things with red bean paste inside. They are …