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This shop combines traditional Japanese sweets with…mayonnaise?!?[Taste test]
- Casey Baseel
Jun 10, 2026 - Tweet
Even with a shop name like Mayo x Mayo, we weren’t expecting this much mayo.
- Japan
- (COK • crazy • daifuku • dango • food • Japanese food • mayo • mayonnaise • mitarashi dango • mochi • SNJO • sweets • taste test • weird)
Studio Ghibli serves up My Neighbour Totoro with a side of traditional Japanese wagashi sweets
- Oona McGee
May 7, 2025
Proof that Totoro loves sweets and matcha as much as we do.
- Japan
- (anime • cute • daifuku • dango • Donguri Kyowakoku • Ghibli • ichigo daifuku • Japanese sweets • mochi • My Neighbor Totoro • sakura mochi • strawberry daifuku • Studio Ghibli • sweets • taiyaki • Totoro • traditional Japanese sweets • wagashi)
Flying dango: Unique tourist site where Japanese sweets are flown to you over a gorge
- Oona McGee
Nov 16, 2024
A touching memory that’ll last a lifetime.
- Japan
- (beautiful • COK • Cuckoo Dango • dango • Flying Dango • Hana Yori Dango • Iwate • Japanese sweets • Mountains • nature • off the beaten path • outdoors • SNJO • sweets • tourist sites • travel • unique • unusual • weird)
Grill your own treats at Miyagi’s Japanese tea and dessert store
- Elliot Hale
Nov 10, 2024
Savor your freshly grilled dango, dunked in matcha cream, or slather some mochi with zunda at this Miyagi tea shop.
- Japan
- (COK • dango • fried tofu • kamaboko • Kikusuian • matcha • Miyagi • mochi • sasa kamaboko • Saya Togashi • SNJO • Tagajo • zunda)
It turns out making this traditional Niigata dessert is easy, so we tried it!【SoraKitchen】
- Dale Roll
Aug 20, 2023
There’s nothing like a fresh-made Sasa Dango!
- Japan
- (dango • home cooking • Japanese sweets • mugwort • Niigata • red bean paste • Sasa Dango • SoraKitchen • sweets • Udonko)
Japanese sweets shop in Totoro Forest town has 70 years of history, one wonderful item on its menu
- Casey Baseel
Jun 18, 2023
But that one item is all Tokorozawa’s Namikiya needed to win our heart and stomach.
- Japan
- (COK • cool • dango • dumplings • food • restaurants • SNJO • sweets • Tokorozawa • yakidango)
Dango samurai swords appear in Tokyo’s Harajuku, so Mr Sato heads out to try them
- Oona McGee
May 4, 2023
Crazy long sweets are about to take over your Instagram and TikTok feeds, but are they worth eating?
- Japan
- (COK • dango • food • Fukuoka • Hakata Yamadaya • Hana Yori Dango • Harajuku • Japanese sweets • mitarashi dango • Mr. Sato • sakura • SNJO • souvenirs • sweets • taste test • Tokyo • wow • wtf)
Is this spicy Japanese condiment the secret to making desserts more delicious?【Taste test】
- Casey Baseel
May 11, 2022
We heard yuzu kosho can spice up our desserts, so we put it to the test.
- Japan
- (Cheesecake • COK • dango • food • ice cream • mitarashi dango • SNJO • sweets • taste test • yuzu • yuzu kosho)
The one place in Japan where you can buy epic, super-long dango sweets
- Oona McGee
Apr 12, 2022
Sword-like sweets take the phrase “hana yori dango” to a whole new level.
- Japan
- (COK • dango • food • Fukuoka • Hana Yori Dango • Japanese sweets • mitarashi dango • sakura • souvenirs • sweets • wow • wtf)
This pork-wrapped Japanese dessert recipe is outside the box and out of this world【Recipe】
- SoraNews24
May 26, 2021
No need to save room for dessert when you can eat it with your meat!
- Japan
- (COK • cooking • crazy • dango • dumplings • food • meat • mitarashi dango • pork • SNJO • sweets)
Tokyo pub lets you grill traditional Japanese dessert right at your table in all-you-can-eat deal
- SoraNews24
Apr 15, 2021
Dango deal is a fun cultural experience and a tasty bargain.
- Japan
- (COK • cooking • cool • dango • dumplings • food • izakaya • mochi • restaurants • SNJO • sweets)
Japanese netizen goes ham for hanami with supersized dango and we live for it【Photos】
- Ingrid Tsai
Apr 12, 2021
Some dango are built different, and some are built to destroy our jaws.
Domino’s pizza now comes with tapioca and dango ball stuffed crust!【Taste Test】
- Oona McGee
Jan 29, 2021
Dinner and dessert together in one pizza–great for convenience but is it great for flavour?
- Taiwan
- (boba • bubble tea • COK • dango • Domino's • dominos pizza • fast food • food • limited edition • pizza • shiratama • SNJO • tapioca • unusual • weird)
New Japanese Kit Kat raises funds for earthquake-damaged Kumamoto region
- Oona McGee
Mar 30, 2018
The brand new flavour tastes just like a famous local specialty from the prefecture.
- Japan
- (characters • chocolate • dango • Japanese Kit Kats • Kit Kat • Kumamon • Kumamoto • kumamoto earthquake)
Adorable, edible dog buttholes are part of this new take on traditional Japanese sweets
- Casey Baseel
Sep 13, 2017
The Shiba Inu once again shows up where we’d least expect it, makes us smile.
- Japan
- (cooking • cute • dango • dogs • dumplings • funny • mitarashi dango • Shiba Inu • sweets • weird)
Watermelon Dango: Traditional Japanese dessert gets a new look for summer with an amazing flavour
- Oona McGee
Jul 11, 2016
Join us as we taste the unique limited-edition treat, with lots of sweet details and mouthwatering photos.
- Japan
- (dango • frozen treats • summer • sweets • traditional sweets • watermelon • watermelon dango)
The cutest Rilakkuma toy will make you squee for cuteness and hunger
- KK Miller
Jun 17, 2016
The most relaxed bear in the world and his family make adorable goods.
- Cute, Entertainment, Japan
- (cafe • dango • goods • Rilakkuma • stuffed toys)
Baymax mitarashi dango: The best rice dumplings you can buy or Disney-themed choking hazard?
- Preston Phro
Dec 23, 2014
While not everyone in Japan quite knew what to expect from Disney’s newest hit Big Hero 6 (or Baymax, as it’s known over here), it hasn’t stopped audiences from loving the film. Or sobbing through half of it like big babies. (That wasn’t just me, right?) So, it was hardly a surprise when I spotted Baymax mitrashi dango at convenience store chain FamilyMart. And, being the curious person I am, it also wasn’t really a surprise when I found myself buying a pack just to see what they taste like!
Check out our review of the Baymax mitarashi dango and see if you’ll want to pick up a pack for yourself before you head to the theater!
- Japan
- (Baymax • Big Hero 6 • dango • Familymart • food • taste test)
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