Japanese Snack Reviews

Pretz are to pretzels as Japanese KitKats are to candy bars. They're the bold adventurers of the pretzel flavor world and come up wi...

The unusual source of these snacks. This is after my husband toppled two of them into the prize bin. One of the great things about my h...

Yeah, my nails are a mess. I do a lot of dishes by hand. Give me a break. I've purchased taiyaki, fish-shaped cakes filled with be...

There was a Belgian waffle craze in Japan sometime in the late 80's or early 90's when I first arrived. I don't know if that ...

What does it take in Japan for a sweet to be labeled with "tamago" (egg)? Well, apparently it just means that it has a white shel...

One of the great things about doing this blog while actually living in Japan (as opposed to buying imports) is that Japanese people will re...

" Imagawayaki " is a very Japanese-sounding name for a food that is often sold in a manner which is very accessible to Western pa...

Based on the choices I make for review, one might assume that Japan has little or no equivalent to Hostess cakes or Little Debbie . While i...

Taiyaki is a traditional Japanese sweet made with what looks like and is similar to pancake or waffle batter. It has a filling which is oft...

The unopened "lucky box". The box is about 40 cm/15.7 in. x 30 cm/11.8 in. x 25 cm/9.8 in. in size. Around the New Year's holi...