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【What is Mizu Yokan?】 Mizu Yokan (水羊羹) or red bean jelly, also known as wagashi in Japanese cuisine, is a classic Japanese sweet from Fukui prefecture. This is a sort of yokan that contains more water than traditional yokan. It's a ...

【What is Zenzai?】 If you’ve never had azuki, or sweet red bean before, the idea of beans in a dessert might sound a little strange but it is a widespread item to taste in Asian desserts. A type of shiruko or oshiruko (お汁粉), a tradit...

【What is Kawara senbei?】 Kawara senbei is an unbaked, sugar-sweetened senbei made with sugar, flour, and eggs.Kawara Senbei is usually hard like a rice cracker, but there is also a softer version called Yawaraka Yaki. Kawara Senbei is ...

【Introduction to Daifuku】 Are you one of those people who like to eat any sweets or confectionery? Have you tried any Japanese confectionery such as Mochi, Sasa Dango, and Ichigo Daifuku? In this article, we will discuss Daifuku or Dai...

【Introduction to KuriKinton】 Are you a fan of eating something healthy but at the same time, sweet? Do you also believe that you can have a bite of autumn taste during New Year? Following Christmas, you can see the entire region of Jap...

【INTRODUCTION TO YOUKAN】 Now we have one of the oldest Japanese wagashi. Yokan (羊羹) is one of the most common traditional Japanese sweets whose origin is back about 700 years ago. It is a simple jelly-like dessert that has ingredient...

【INTRODUCTION TO CASTELLA】 Castella is a Japanese confectionary , which is "wagashi" in Japanese. It’s a simple sponge cake made with flour, eggs, sugar, and starch syrup, and baked in a rectangular mold. Castella was originally introd...