Vanilla Purin (バニラプリン) is a cold custard dessert in Japan. The name Purin comes from the word pudding, but it is not the same thing as the gooey pudding in the US at all. This custard pudding has more the feel of a jelly dish because of its gelatin content. It is a very basic sweet but everyone in Japan adores it. It is a great alternative dessert to ice cream in summer.
Abekawa Mochi is a famous regional food of Shizuoka prefecture, west of Tokyo. It is freshly cooked Mochi coated with Kinako soybean powder and…
Fruit Daifuku is a Japanes Mochi dessert, Fruit, like strawberry, is wrapped in Anko sweet bean paste, then in Mochi rice cake. Fruit Daifuku…
Shiro An is sweet white bean paste, and it is a crucial ingredient for Japanese traditional confectioneries, just like Anko sweet red bean paste.…
Pannacotta is an Italian cold creamy dessert that is also popular in Japan. The texture of Pannacotta is similar to Purin (flan) or Bavarois,…
Have you ever bought Mochi rice cakes for a New Years feast and had too many leftovers? A lot of packaged Mochi today lasts…
Madeleines are French sweets that are a cross between cookies and cakes. They are usually baked in shell-shaped molds or a special Madeleine pan…
Strawberry is the fruit of spring in Japan, the same as in many places throughout the world. And Japanese people take it seriously with…
Sweet Potato Dessert is a simple baked sweet that uses sweet potatoes, sugar and butter. It is usually called just “Sweet Potato.” It has…