Loading
Search
These Beautiful Cakes Not Only Taste Like Strawberries, They Look Like Strawberries Too!
- Category:Gourmet
ROCKET NEWS
These cakes made with puréed strawberries don’t just bring you the sweet taste of the red fruit, they look like the berry too!
Fukasaku Farm, located in Ibaraki Prefecture in the central Japanese main island and about 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Tokyo, has recently released this j...
These cakes made with puréed strawberries don’t just bring you the sweet taste of the red fruit, they look like the berry too!
Fukasaku Farm, located in Ibaraki Prefecture in the central Japanese main island and about 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Tokyo, has recently released this j...
- March 8, 2016
- Comment (0)
- Trackback(0)
Matcha Green Tea Pancake Mix Coming to Japanese Grocery Stores Next Month
- Category:Gourmet
ROCKET NEWS
Move over, maple. There’s a new pancake flavoring in town!
Japan is more likely to think of pancakes as a dessert than a breakfast staple, so perhaps it was only a matter of time until one of the nation’s hotcake mix makers decided it was time to produce a version with one of Japan’...
Move over, maple. There’s a new pancake flavoring in town!
Japan is more likely to think of pancakes as a dessert than a breakfast staple, so perhaps it was only a matter of time until one of the nation’s hotcake mix makers decided it was time to produce a version with one of Japan’...
- March 1, 2016
- Comment (0)
- Trackback(0)
Kirin Ichiban Shibori’s “Aroma Beer Presser” For Cherry Blossom Season Drinks
- Category:Gourmet
JAPAN TRENDS
In about a month Japan’s is going to be pink: cherry blossom pink. The sakura season — in particular, cherry blossom viewing and picnics — is such a cultural phenomenon that that almost every retailer and brand seems to go cherry-blossom-crazy in an attempt to cash in on the mood.
...
In about a month Japan’s is going to be pink: cherry blossom pink. The sakura season — in particular, cherry blossom viewing and picnics — is such a cultural phenomenon that that almost every retailer and brand seems to go cherry-blossom-crazy in an attempt to cash in on the mood.
...
- February 29, 2016
- Comment (0)
- Trackback(0)
Japan Getting Special Spring Caramel Flavor
- Category:Gourmet
ROCKET NEWS
Here’s a hint, this fruity flavor comes before the cherry blossoms.
Morinaga Caramels are the perfect candy for when you’re craving something sweet, and their original packaging design from 1913 is a model case of “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Over the years a number of differe...
Here’s a hint, this fruity flavor comes before the cherry blossoms.
Morinaga Caramels are the perfect candy for when you’re craving something sweet, and their original packaging design from 1913 is a model case of “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” Over the years a number of differe...
- February 27, 2016
- Comment (0)
- Trackback(0)
Combining The New Pocky and “Teagurt” Brings You Kisses And The Taste of Cheesecake
- Category:Gourmet
ROCKET NEWS
These are just two of the reasons to love this awesome collaboration from Japan.
Pocky has teamed up with popular Japanese tea brand Gogo no Koucha (Afternoon Tea) for a unique collaboration that encourages consumers to play with both their packaging and its contents to create a uniqu...
These are just two of the reasons to love this awesome collaboration from Japan.
Pocky has teamed up with popular Japanese tea brand Gogo no Koucha (Afternoon Tea) for a unique collaboration that encourages consumers to play with both their packaging and its contents to create a uniqu...
- February 26, 2016
- Comment (0)
- Trackback(0)
Give a Welcome Smooch to Tokyo’s Newest Natural-chocolate Shop
- Category:Gourmet
JAPAN TIMES
Danish brand Summerbird Organic, which recently opened a new store in Aoyama (5-5-20 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku), makes 100 percent natural chocolate that it claims is at the same level of culinary excellence as Champagne or oysters.
Its signature dessert, the Cream Kiss (¥600), comes...
Danish brand Summerbird Organic, which recently opened a new store in Aoyama (5-5-20 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku), makes 100 percent natural chocolate that it claims is at the same level of culinary excellence as Champagne or oysters.
Its signature dessert, the Cream Kiss (¥600), comes...
- February 24, 2016
- Comment (0)
- Trackback(0)
Pikachu-Shaped Popcorn Snack Coming to Japan This March
- Category:Gourmet
ROCKET NEWS
The electric energy of Pikachu tastes like puffs of crispy caramel.
Japanese snack manufacturer Tohato will be introducing a new product this spring, with one of the anime world’s most well-known characters bringing its star power into the mix.
The “Popcorn and Pikachu Snack” mixes ...
The electric energy of Pikachu tastes like puffs of crispy caramel.
Japanese snack manufacturer Tohato will be introducing a new product this spring, with one of the anime world’s most well-known characters bringing its star power into the mix.
The “Popcorn and Pikachu Snack” mixes ...
- February 17, 2016
- Comment (0)
- Trackback(0)
Buddha-shaped Chocolates Keep Showing Up In Japan, This Time in Hiroshima
- Category:Gourmet
ROCKET NEWS
Enlightenment gets even sweeter.
Last month, we looked at the hemp-infused chocolates being sold by one Kyoto candymaker which are shaped like the head of a Buddha statue. Of course, nutritionists say it’s important to eat a variety of foods, and that includes Buddha head-shaped swe...
Enlightenment gets even sweeter.
Last month, we looked at the hemp-infused chocolates being sold by one Kyoto candymaker which are shaped like the head of a Buddha statue. Of course, nutritionists say it’s important to eat a variety of foods, and that includes Buddha head-shaped swe...
- February 16, 2016
- Comment (0)
- Trackback(0)
Eating out / Kagurazaka Sweet Parlor Serves Richly Flavored Zoni Soup
- Category:Gourmet
THE JAPAN NEWS
The Yomiuri Shimbun
Zoni soup containing mochi is the perfect dish to convey the history of Kinozen, a cafe in Tokyo’s Kagurazaka district that is famous for its anmitsu and matcha-flavored Bavarian cream.
Kinozen’s zoni features clear dashi broth and two squares of grilled, ligh...
The Yomiuri Shimbun
Zoni soup containing mochi is the perfect dish to convey the history of Kinozen, a cafe in Tokyo’s Kagurazaka district that is famous for its anmitsu and matcha-flavored Bavarian cream.
Kinozen’s zoni features clear dashi broth and two squares of grilled, ligh...
- February 13, 2016
- Comment (0)
- Trackback(0)
Chill Your Sake In This Stylish Ice-like Drinking Vessel, Offered For a Limited Time Only
- Category:Gourmet
ROCKET NEWS
Do enjoy cold sake? Are you pleased by aesthetic design? Then we’ve found the perfect gift to treat yourself to!
Lovers of Japanese sake, more accurately called nihonshu in Japanese (the umbrella term “sake” actually refers to any alcoholic beverage), no doubt have their own favor...
Do enjoy cold sake? Are you pleased by aesthetic design? Then we’ve found the perfect gift to treat yourself to!
Lovers of Japanese sake, more accurately called nihonshu in Japanese (the umbrella term “sake” actually refers to any alcoholic beverage), no doubt have their own favor...
- February 9, 2016
- Comment (0)
- Trackback(0)