Simple Japanese Recipes
Taiyaki are fun fish-shaped cake snacks that are a very popular street food, particularly during summer festivals! Growing up spending summers in Japan, I have lots of fond memories around Japanese summer festivals called Natsumatsuri. Aside from the beautiful lanterns, taiko drums, and festival games, I have so many good […]
Raindrop Cake, or Mizu Shingen Mochi, looks just like a single raindrop on a plate. This simple but refreshing water-based dessert is perfect for a hot summers day. I still can’t get over how *cute* this dessert is! Japanese desserts always tug at my heartstrings since many reflect the seasons […]
Celebrate Children’s Day with this Kashiwa Mochi recipe: a traditional Japanese sweet rice cake with red bean filling and wrapped in an oak leaf. Making mochi may seem like a difficult task but with the right ingredients and modern techniques, it’s actually quite easy! What is Kashiwa Mochi? Kashiwa Mochi […]
Black Sesame adds a nutty twist to this popular Hawaiian dessert. What is Butter Mochi? Butter Mochi is a popular Hawaiian dessert that is like a cross between cake and mochi. It can be found all across the islands in bakeries and homes and is extremely delicious and easy to […]
Hanami Dango are festive, chewy, sweet rice balls on a skewer that are often enjoyed during hanami, or cherry blossom viewing. Spring is almost here and in Japan, that means it’s time for sakura! Sakura, or cherry blossoms, are a very big deal in Japanese culture. These delicate flowers bloom […]
Oshiruko, sweet red bean soup with mochi, is so delicious that you will want to keep it away from Big Mom! Oshiruko has been making it’s way around the internet lately thanks to the popular anime One Piece. Seeing Otama enjoying the dish with happy tears in her eyes to […]