Anko (sweet bean paste)

Anko (sweet bean paste)

Japanese Sweets with Beans As Japanese cuisine increases its fame all over the world, Japanese sweets are not yet known to many. Our sweets are delicate, colorful, mostly healthy, and fun to look at. As well as the rest of the world, beans along with rice and wheat...
Baumkuchen

Baumkuchen

The story of a tree cake that rooted and grown big in Japan What is Baumkuchen? Simply put, baumkuchen is a ring-shaped cake with layers that resemble tree rings. ‘Baum’ means tree and ‘Kuchen’ is cake in German, so as the name implies, its origin is said to be...
Curry

Curry

Setting the taste buds on fire! How Curry spiced up Japanese cuisine Be it hot or mild, the Japanese love their curry (known as karee) very much. It is certainly one of the most popular dishes across the nation. So what’s all the fuss about and how does it differ from...
Sobayu

Sobayu

The secret of Soba, buckwheat noodles of Japan Noodles are common dishes in many different food cultures all over the world. There are various types of noodles in Japan itself, including local dishes. Among those, there is one very unique way to enjoy a cold soba dish...