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Matcha Kakigori Recipe

Kakigori

Kakigori (かき氷) is Japanese shaved ice with flavored syrup.  It is very popular during the hot and humid summer in Japan, and there are a lot of pop up Kakigori stores appearing in the season.

Although you can get shaved ice here too, usually as a snow cone in the US, Kakigori is very different from that.  Snow cones often use crushed ice or ice shaved in thicker pieces.  Japanese shaved ice is very soft and fluffy, and melts in your mouth like newly fallen snow.  It doesn’t have much crunchy texture at all. Hawaii also has a version called “shave ice” that is becoming popular in other states as well. It’s based on and very similar to Japanese Kakigori, but some of the flavorings are different.

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Strawberry Shortcake Recipe

Japanese Strawberry Shortcake (いちごショートケーキ) is a western-style layered cake with whipped cream and strawberries.  It is the most popular kind of western cake in Japan for everyone.  It is said the Strawberry Shortcake was “invented” by a pastry shop in 1920s, but it became more popular in the 1950s.  And since then it still is often the best seller in any bake shop.

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Purin (Custard Pudding) Recipe

Purin (Custard Pudding) Recipe

There are a lot of western (mostly French) cake shops everywhere in Japan.  Some cake shops sell more delicate and sophisticated concoctions, and others simpler, everyday snack types.  Wherever you go, though, you will definitely find Purin (プリン) in most shops in Japan.  There are often millions of new cakes and other desserts to choose from there, but people always come back to something they ate in childhood.  Purin is exactly like that.  It is a comfort dessert for Japanese people.

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