A ningyo-yaki pancake stall in Nakamise. It seems Miki, the photographer is always tempted to have a look when she finds a place like this♪ Copyright(C) Miki →Miki’s twitter←…

Hot pot is the most popular winter food in Japan, and Oden is one of slow cooked hot pot, which involves vegetables, processed fish or meat.  Today, I would like…

  [Check the Previous Story!]  Our blogger Mr. B purchased a ‘taiyaki’ iron, and his first mission (baking a regular taiyaki beautifully) was completed successfully. Now Mr. B comes up…

Have you ever heard of ‘taiyaki’ (literary means tai=sea bream/ yaki=baked)? Taiyaki is fish shaped Japanese casual cake with sweet red bean paste filling. We usually buy taiyaki at sweets…

Today, I would like to introduce an article about an event to make a candy house. I assume that many of you must have read the tale of Hansel and…

Kintaro-ame (Kintaro candy) is a Japanese traditional hard candy invented in the Edo period (18th century). Just like a sushi role, the candy is shaped into a multi-layered stick, and…

Mmm…they look good! Grilled mitarashi dango at its birthplace, Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto. The top dango is separated from the other four, and there are two theories to explain it….

Carrying hard candies is a common habit of ladies over forty in the Kansai region (south-western half of Japan, including Osaka). The Japanese word for hard candy is “ame,” but…

In the past few years, non-fried doughnuts such as steamed, baked, and uncooked doughnuts have been popular among young women.   Mushi (Steamed) Doughnuts A major doughnut franchise Mister Donut…

Chazuke (or ochazuke) is a simple meal made by pouring green tea, dashi (cooking stock), or water over cooked rice with savory toppings such as grilled salmon, umeboshi (dried plum),…

  As you surely know, this is the chocolate covered snack called “Pocky”. Pocky and snacks similar to it are popular worldwide. But one day, a blogger decides the chocolate-coating…