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Nagoya soon to join Tokyo and get its own secret, members-only parfait bar
And if the crowdfunding campaign is anything to go by, it’s gonna be extremely popular!
- Japan
- (crowdfunding • dessert • members-only • Nagoya • parfait • Remake Easy • speak-easy • swanky)
Calling all fans of anpan! You can try 20 kinds of anpan at this specialty shop in Asakusa
- Krista Rogers
Sep 13, 2022
We wish that our two favorites were sold in more places, too.
- Japan
- (An Desu Matoba • anpan • Asakusa • baskery • bread • dessert • melon bread • read bean paste • Seiji Nakazawa • taste test • Tokyo • variation)
Mr. Sato goes to a Korean-style shaved ice cafe, makes several mistakes, still has a great time
- Dale Roll
Jul 6, 2022
This shaved ice was different from what he was used to, but it was delicious nonetheless!
- Japan
- (dessert • korean food • shaved ice • Shin-Okubo • shinjuku • summer)
In an era of “next-level” foods, these fruit daifuku really do take it to the next level【Taste test】
- Dale Roll
May 13, 2022
So many places claim to serve “evolved” food these days, but there are some dishes that actually deserve that description!
- Japan
- (daifuku • dessert • fancy • Ginza • ichigo daifuku • Japanese sweets • mochi • shinka-kei • Tokyo)
We try the second round of Mister Donut’s collab with Japanese confectionary maker Gion Tsujiri
- Dale Roll
May 2, 2022
Five new types of donuts with matcha and hojicha flavors? Count us in!
- Japan
- (breakfast • dessert • donuts • Gion Tsujiri • hojicha • Japanese sweets • matcha • Mister Donut • taste test)
Hot sandwich maker becomes hot dessert maker with super-easy choco banana pie recipe【SoraKitchen】
- Dale Roll
Mar 25, 2022
Here’s another easy, tasty snack to add to our camp food repertoire!
- Japan
- (banana • camp food • camping • chocolate • chocolate banana • COK • cooking • dessert • grilled sandwich • hot sandwich maker • Masanuki Sunakoma • pie • sandwich maker • SNJO • sweets)
We sample both of the “secret” Starbucks cakes that you can only order online
- Krista Rogers
Feb 16, 2022
Incredibly rich and dense, these cakes are perfect for Extreme Fans of cheesecake or chocolate.
- Japan
- (cake • Cheesecake • chocolate cake • dessert • online • secret • Starbucks Japan • sweets • Takaki Bakery • taste test)
This sumptuous strawberry dessert at a Tokyo hotel is almost too stunning to stand
- Katy Kelly
Dec 10, 2021
After witnessing such strawberry peaks, how can we ever be satisfied with lesser desserts?
- Japan
- (delicious • dessert • expensive food • InterContinental Tokyo Bay • parfait • SNJO • strawberry)
Starbucks’ newest Chilled Cup drink comes with more coffee jelly than ever before
- Dale Roll
Oct 22, 2021
And you can only get it at Family Mart for a limited time!
- Japan
- (caramel • coffee • coffee jelly • COK • convenience stores • dessert • drinks • Family mart • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweets)
We make delicious French toast using a LOT of Japanese custard pudding
- Katie Pask
Aug 19, 2021
A whole kilogram (2.2 pounds) of custard pudding, to be precise.
- Japan
- (custard • custard pudding • dessert • food • french toast • kitchen experiement • Mr. Sato • pudding • purin • sweet • sweets • taste test)
Choux pastry mania: Mr. Sato tries Beard Papa’s new Japanese-style cream puffs 【Taste Test】
- Ingrid Tsai
Jul 13, 2021
A summer delight from Japan’s iconic cream puff chain.
- Japan
- (Beard Papa • cream puff • dessert • food • Mr. Sato • shinjuku • sweets • taste test)
Anpan Roundup: Mr. Sato’s odyssey to gather all Daily Yamazaki red bean buns local to Tokyo【Pics】
- Ingrid Tsai
Jun 1, 2021
Can Mr. Sato collect them all or will he wilt beneath the early summer sun trying?
- Japan
- (anko • anpan • bakeries • bread • convenience stores • Daily Yamazaki • dessert • food • kombini • Mr. Sato • red bean • sweets • Tokyo)
Kyoto police investigating cream puff attack on Bentley
- Master Blaster
Apr 26, 2021
Pastry may or may not have been weaponized by attackers.
Working class Mr. Sato braves visiting a fancy hotel to buy a highly rated strawberry cream bread
- Dale Roll
Feb 8, 2021
Is one sweet snack worth the emotional torture of feeling like a trespasser?
- Japan
- (cream bread • dessert • fancy • hotel • Hyatt Regency Tokyo • luxury hotel • Mr. Sato • strawberries • sweet bread)
Mr. Sato vibe-checks a hidden retro café in the heart of Shibuya’s modern Miyashita Park 【Photos】
- Ingrid Tsai
Aug 11, 2020
Is the appeal in that it’s retro or that it’s just hard to find?
- Japan
- (all you can drink • cafe • dessert • Miyashita Park • Mr. Sato • retro • secret • Shibuya • Showa)
Will our reporter’s wish to find the secret Dragon Ball sweets be granted?
- Krista Rogers
Aug 4, 2020
Our reporter visits several Family Mart branches in her quest to unravel the mystery and comes to an important realization in the end.
- Japan
- (Bandai • campaign • convenience store • dessert • Dragon Ball • Dragon Ball Super • Family mart • food • Goku • konbini • Saya • Shenron)
Take bites of the Milky Way and summer with traditional, Tanabata-inspired Japanese sweets【Pics】
- Ingrid Tsai
Jul 12, 2020
We don’t wish upon a star in this house — we eat them instead.
- Japan
- (Aichi • dessert • food • Instagrammable • Japanese sweets • oumiya • sweets • Tanabata • wagashi)
Ramen and sweets served together at this stylish ramen cafe in Shibuya【Photos】
- Krista Rogers
Jan 2, 2020
An unlikely gourmet combo makes for an “un-unforgettable” experience for our reporter.
We try new jiggly Kuzu Mochi Cider drink in Nara, and it’s a treat that’s hard to beat
- Evie Nyan
Aug 5, 2019
Chewy, jiggly, sweet and ahead of the trend.
We bought a Rilakkuma custard pudding cake and found out what a carefree bear tastes like
- Koh Ruide
Mar 18, 2019
Sweet, fluffy and a little chewy, apparently.
- Japan
- (cake • convenience store food • custard • cute • dessert • Lawson • Rilakkuma • snacks • SNJO • treats)
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