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Anime pancakes from Poupelle of Chimney Town require magic before eating
- Oona McGee
Jan 30, 2021 - Tweet
We try the interactive dessert that’s melting hearts in Tokyo.
- Japan
- (anime • COK • desserts • Japanese desserts • Japanese sweets • movies • pancakes • Poupelle of Chimney Town • SNJO • Studio 4°C • sweets • Tokyo)
Starbucks Japan’s new Frappuccino is like…the U.S. in a cup
- Oona McGee
Jan 29, 2021
We get a surprising taste of America at Starbucks this Valentine’s Day.
- Japan
- (chocolate • COK • drinks • Frappuccino • ganache • Japanese Frappuccino • limited edition • SNJO • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweets • Valentine's Day)
What’s it like to eat at the Pokémon Cafe in Tokyo right now?
- Oona McGee
Jan 28, 2021
The world’s first permanent Pokémon Cafe is feeling the blow of Japan’s international travel restrictions.
- Japan
- (anime • awesome • cafes • COK • cute • drinks • food • Pikachu • Pikachu Sweets by Pokémon Cafe • Pokemon • Pokémon Cafe • Pokemon Cafe Mix • purin • restaurants • SNJO • sweets • themed restaurants • Tokyo • video games)
KitKat releases new Japanese plum flavor to celebrate Japan’s most beautiful winter flowers
- Casey Baseel
Jan 28, 2021
Ume sweets prove there’s more to seasonal desserts than just sakura.
We try a dubious-sounding “wet dorayaki” and are in for more than one surprise
- Krista Rogers
Jan 28, 2021
A new twist on one of Japan’s favorite traditional sweet snacks. Read More
- Japan
- (COK • dorayaki • food • nure dorayaki • SNJO • sweets • taste test • wet dorayaki • Yuichiro Wasai)
These two types of chocolate ramen are going to make Valentine’s Day extra-sweet
- Casey Baseel
Jan 27, 2021
The angelic and devilish ramen sweets are ready to satisfy all our cravings at once.
Starbucks Japan unveils first sakura drink for cherry blossom season 2021
- Oona McGee
Jan 27, 2021
New chilled cup pairs sakura with fruit for a memorable springtime flavour.
- Japan
- (cherry blossoms • convenience stores • drinks • hanami • sakura • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweets)
Japanese professor launches crowdfunding project to recreate amazura, a lost Heian Era sweetener
- Krista Rogers
Jan 26, 2021
Amazura was a popular sweetener among Heian aristocrats but its method of production was lost to time after the widespread diffusion of sugar.
Yokan Slice sweet red beans slices let you make gooey, delicious Japanese dessert in just seconds
- Casey Baseel
Jan 22, 2021
Even after being in business for 200 years, this Kyoto confectioner is still coming up with great ideas.
We cosy up to Starbucks Japan’s sexy new Frappuccino for Valentine’s Day
- Oona McGee
Jan 20, 2021
My, my. Where have you been all our lives?
- Japan
- (chocolate • drinks • Frappuccino • ganache • Japanese Frappuccino • limited edition • nama choco • Starbucks • Starbucks Japan • sweets • Valentine's Day)
We tried making traditional Japanese sweets at home then had some fun with the leftovers
- Krista Rogers
Jan 19, 2021
A long-established Kyoto confectionery shop is selling these do-it-yourself kits with simple video instructions.
- Japan
- (confectionery • do it yourself • flowers • homemade • Kyoto • sweets • Tawaraya Yoshitomi • wagashi)
Our boss becomes the father of a gigantic chocolate egg, raises it with love【Photos】
- Casey Baseel
Jan 18, 2021
What can the biggest chocolate egg we’ve ever seen teach us about parenthood?
- Japan
- (chocolate • chocolate eggs • COK • Costco • crazy • food • funny • SNJO • sweets • weird • Yoshio)
Eat your feelings with a dessert made of sadness: the Pien Cheesecake
- Katie Pask
Jan 18, 2021
One of the ingredients may be “disappointment”, but the end result is far from it.
We taste the new Japanese KitKat, aged in whisky barrels in Islay, Scotland
- Oona McGee
Jan 14, 2021
Never before have we experienced a chocolate quite like this.
- Japan
- (chocolate • COK • food • Japanese Kit Kats • Japanese KitKats • KitKat • Nestle • Nestle Japan • Scotland • SNO • sweets • Whiskey • whisky)
We tried every single flavor of Mister Donut’s Belgian chocolatier collab donuts【Taste test】
- Shannon
Jan 14, 2021
Donut even think you can resist the temptation. We couldn’t.
- Japan
- (Belgian chocolate • chocolate • COK • donuts • food • Mister Donut • Pierre Marcolini • raspberry • SNJO • sweets • Valentine's Day)
What will 2021 mean for Valentine’s Day in Japan? Survey asks teens their chocolate plans
- Katie Pask
Jan 14, 2021
Homemade chocolate is great and all, but are people still making it in this coronavirus era?
- Japan
- (chocolate • culture • cute • food • Instagram • romance • SNS • social media • sweets • teens • tiktok trends • trends • valentine • Valentine's Day • valentine's day chocolate)
Genital manju sweets, with a dash of “pubic hair”, raise eyebrows in Japan
- Oona McGee
Jan 13, 2021
His and hers steamed cakes are a popular gift for newlyweds.
- Japan
- (beautiful • food • Ibaraki • Japanese sweets • love • manju • marriage • newlyweds • sweets • weird)
Green tea strawberry dessert sandwiches: Today’s reason Japanese convenience stores are awesome
- Casey Baseel
Jan 13, 2021
A new and welcome addition to the world of matcha sweets.
- Japan
- (convenience stores • food • fruit sandwiches • green tea • Lawson • matcha • sandwiches • strawberries • sweets)
Pokémon Valentine’s Day chocolates from Japan are just the thing for lovers who love Pokémon
- Casey Baseel
Jan 12, 2021
Pikachu and Eevee have never looked sweeter.
- Japan
- (anime • chocolate • cute • Eevee • food • manga • Pikachu • Pokemon • sweets • Valentine's Day • video games)
Mister Donut rolls out new collab sweets with Belgian chocolatier for Valentine’s season
- Ingrid Tsai
Jan 9, 2021
Donut resist the urge to seduce your special someone with these delectable treats.
- Japan
- (chocolate • collaboration • donuts • doughnuts • food • Mister Donut • Pierre Marcolini • sweets • Valentine's Day)
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