Mango Purin (pudding) is a mango-flavored cold jellied dessert, now quite popular in Japan. It is called Purin (or pudding), though it often doesn’t use eggs, and it’s not baked or steamed. It is made of gelatin and chilled. It has a creamy taste from milk and cream, and that may be the reason it’s…
Souffle Cheesecake is a popular cheesecake sold at western-style dessert shops in Japan. As you can guess from the name, it is a light and airy soufflé-like dessert as opposed to dense and thick American cheesecake. Soufflé Cheesecake is not overly sweet, as with other Japanese cakes, but it still has a good enough cheese…
Grapefruit Jelly in a cup made of fruit skin is a popular dessert during the hot summer in Japan. It is sweet and tart, refreshing, and also a very healthy treat that you can easily make at home. Making the cup out of grapefruit gives a special touch to this cold dessert, and can bring…
Kakigori (かき氷) is shaved ice with flavored syrup like strawberry, lemon, melon, and simple syrup (sugar 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. Strawberry Kakigori is one of the most favorite flavors of all time. …
Warabi Mochi is a cool and smooth Mochi-like dessert, typically with Kinako (powdered soy bean) and sugar. The refreshing look of translucent/transparent Warabi Mochi and the cold sensation of it going down your throat have been enjoyed by people for a thousand years during Japan’s hot and humid summer.
Matcha Pudding (抹茶プリン) is soft custard pudding flavored with Matcha powder. Pudding is not very Japanese, but just by adding Matcha flavor, it becomes a great ending for a Japanese meal.
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…
Zenzai is sweet Azuki red bean soup with baked Mochi or Dango in it. It is a traditional Japanese snack. Although you can find it all year round at Japanese sweet shops in Japan, warm Zenzai is especially popular during cold seasons.
Coffee Jelly (コーヒーゼリー) is a cold jellied dessert made throughout Japan from black coffee and gelatin. As Coffee Jelly is not too sweet, although you can adjust the sweetness however you like, and rather light, it is a perfect after dinner dessert.
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…