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Does Lawson’s new “A Happy Pancake the Drink” live up to our pancake-loving expectations?
We try out the newest “drinkable food.”
- Japan
- (COK • convenience stores • cool • drinkable • drinks • food • Lawson • pancakes • SNJO • sweets • weird)
Tokyo Disneyland and Disney Sea are getting their own exclusive Pocky
- Casey Baseel
Nov 18, 2021
It’s a chocolate snack and a hidden Mickey all in one, but it’s not cheap.
- Japan
- (Amusement Parks • cool • cute • Disney • food • Glico • Hidden Mickey • Pocky • sweets • theme parks • Tokyo Disney Resort • Tokyo Disneyland • Tokyo DisneySea)
Lawson’s new “drowning in cream” pancakes take convenience store sweets to another level
- Oona McGee
Nov 17, 2021
It’s not the only dessert to be drowning in cream right now at the popular chain.
- Japan
- (brownies • chocolate • COK • combini • convenience store food • convenience stores • cream • cute • desserts • food • Japanese convenience stores • Japanese desserts • konbini • Lawson • limited edition • pancakes • sweets)
Making a traditional Japanese dessert from “heaven grass”【Photos】
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Nov 17, 2021
It comes from the sea, but when you’re done preparing it, it tastes divine.
Biting Pokémon faces and butts is all part of the game in this new Mister Donut collection
- Oona McGee
Nov 15, 2021
Eevee, we chews you!!
- Japan
- (anime • COK • cute • donuts • doughnuts • Eevee • food • Glaceon • limited edition • Mister Donut • Pachirisu • Pikachu • Piplup • Pokemon • SNJO • sweets • video games)
Kyoto’s newest Shinkansen souvenir: Canned cakes filled with matcha and cherry blossoms
- Oona McGee
Nov 12, 2021
A beautiful way to cap off a trip to the ancient Japanese capital.
- Japan
- (cake • cakes • cakes in cans • canned food • canned sweets • COK • food • fruit • Kyoto • parfaits • shinkansen • souvenirs • strawberry shortcake • sweets)
Bootleg anime cakes? Charges filed against Tokyo woman for selling unlicensed Demon Slayer sweets
- Casey Baseel
Nov 12, 2021
Tokyo Metropolitan Police want to serve just desserts.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • copyright violation • crime • Demon Slayer • doujnshi • food • Kimetsu no Yaiba • sweets • weird)
Japan’s new Sachertorte Häagen-Dazs is filled with unexpected surprises
- Oona McGee
Nov 11, 2021
Rich chocolate cake becomes a luxury ice cream with a sweet message.
- Japan
- (cakes • chocolate • COK • Häagen-Dazs • Häagen-Dazs Japan • ice cream • SNJO • sweets • taste test)
How to make a Japanese Air Cheesecake with just three ingredients
- Oona McGee
Nov 9, 2021
Simple recipe takes five minutes from start to finish!
- Japan
- (cakes • Cheesecake • cooking • cream • desserts • Japanese desserts • recipe • SNJO • SoraKitchen • sweets • tasty)
We visit a Harajuku cafe where you can customize food with your favorite idol’s member color
- Dale Roll
Nov 7, 2021
Cafe de Lapis has not only beautiful and delicious food, but it’s idol otaku-friendly!
- Japan
- (cafe • Cheesecake • COK • cute • food • Harajuku • idol singers • Idols • Omotesando • otaku • SNJO • sweets)
We take a trip to Tokyo’s Islam Alley and find a world of sweets we never knew existed
- Casey Baseel
Nov 5, 2021
Mr. Sato broadens his palate and his perspective at the same time.
- Japan
- (COK • food • foreigners in Japan • India • internationalism • Mr. Sato • Pakistan • Shin-Okubo • SNJO • sweets)
Pokémon doughnuts appear in Japan, with Eevee joining the new Mister Donut range!
- Oona McGee
Nov 4, 2021
Christmas collection also includes Piplup, Pachirisu and Glaceon butts!
- Japan
- (anime • COK • cute • donuts • doughnuts • Eevee • food • Glaceon • limited edition • Mister Donut • Pachirisu • Pikachu • Piplup • Pokemon • sweets • video games)
“Drunk Taiyaki” turns traditional Japanese sweet into an amazing new tipple
- Oona McGee
Oct 29, 2021
A very different way to enjoy Japan’s beloved fish-shaped sweet.
- Japan
- (cake • drinks • food • liqueur • sea bream • snacks • sweets • taiyaki • traditional Japanese sweets • traditional sweets)
Panic at the ramen restaurant as strange new gyoza dish arrives on menu
- Oona McGee
Oct 25, 2021
It’s a party on a plate, and everyone’s invited.
- Japan
- (COK • cool • crazy • food • gyoza • ice cream • koala no march • Korakuen • Kourakuen • Lotte • mochi ice cream • Noodles • ramen • SNJO • sweets • taste test • weird • Yukimi Daifuku)
Turn a persimmon into a pudding with one simple ingredient
- Oona McGee
Oct 24, 2021
No gelatin necessary for this no-bake Japanese purin recipe!
- Japan
- (cooking • creme caramel • custard • desserts • fruit • Japanese desserts • persimmons • pudding • purin • recipe • SNJO • SoraKitchen • sweets • tasty)
New Moomin and Snufkin Japanese sweets by Bandai will soothe your heart and tongue
- Katy Kelly
Oct 23, 2021
The TabeMASU (edible mascot) line gains two Finnish celebrities!
- Japan
- (COK • cute • edible mascot • Family mart • food • gyuhi • mochi • Moomin • Moomintroll • nerikiri • Snufkin • sweets • The Moomins)
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)
How to make the best dalgona cookies from Squid Game
- Oona McGee
Oct 21, 2021
Simple recipe with tips and hacks from South Korea will give you perfect results every time.
- Japan, Korea
- (cookies • cooking • culture • Dalgona • honeycomb • Netflix • recipe • SNJO • SoraKitchen • Squid Game • sugar • sweets • tasty • toffee)
Retro Japanese toys make childhood lottery dreams come true
- Oona McGee
Oct 12, 2021
These are the games kids used to play before Japanese video games.
- Japan
- (candy • cheap sweets • COK • dagashi • food • Japanese toys • retro • retro toys • shopping • SNJO • sweets • toys)
Is Kyoto’s raindrop cake as good as the original from Yamanashi?
- Oona McGee
Oct 11, 2021
Japan’s famous water cake now has some stiff competition.
- Japan
- (COK • desserts • food • Japanese sweets • Kyoto • mizu maru mochi • mizu shingen mochi • mochi • raindrop cake • review • shingen mochi • SNJO • sweets • taste test • water cake)
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