Japanese home cooking : Onigirazu

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

I am into making "Onigirazu" recently.
Do you know "Onigiri" ?
Onigiri means a rice ball.
We say "Onigiri wo nigiru", it means we make a rice ball.
"Onigirazu" means we don't make a rice ball.

This is "Onigirazu".
It is the food which only wrapped the rice with seaweed.

It is not a rice ball, but it has the same taste as a rice ball.
It is easy to make !!
Next time, I'll introduce how to make Onigirazu at the home. 

Konayuki Chocolate : Mild Cacao

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

Today I'd like to introduce the new product of sweets.

This is it, Konayuki Chocolate : Mild Cacao.
It is a new product released on December 11, 2018.
It is sold by Bourbon.

There are 2 packs.
The price is around 220 yen.
It is limited sale only this winter.

Konayuki means powder snow.
This chocolate really melts like powder snow in my mouth.

It is so delicious !!!

The new product : Takenoko no sato for adult "Mild Green tea"

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

I introduced the long-seller product of sweets,"Takenoko no sato" before.
I found the new product of Takenoko no sato, so I'd like to introduce it.

This is it, Takenoko no sato for adult "Mild Green tea".
It is a new product released on October 16, 2018.

This is a product for adults.

This is the cacao cookie coated with chocolate of green tea.
The chocolate has the flavor of green tea well.

That is delicious and not too sweet.

New ! Crunchy baked cheese tart

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

Today I'd like to introduce the new product of desserts.

This is it, "Crunchy baked cheese tart".
It is a new product released on November 20, 2018.
It is sold only at Family Mart and Circle K Sunkus.
The price is 168yen.

This is the tart of baked cheese.
The baked cheese is containing the cream cheese from Denmark.

The tart dough is crunchy.
The cheese has the rich taste of cream cheese.

It is so nice !!

KEN'S CAFE TOKYO chocolate soft cookie

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

Today I'd like to introduce the new product of sweets.

This is it, "KEN'S CAFE TOKYO chocolate soft cookie".
It is a new product released on December 4, 2018.
It is sold only at Family Mart and Circle K Sunkus.

Ken's cafe Tokyo is a store specializing in gateau chocolate in Tokyo.
Ken's cafe Tokyo is the most popular in Japan.

This is the soft cookie of chocolate, containing the chocolate from France and macadamia nuts.

The cookie is soft and moist.
It has the rich taste of chococlate.
The texture of macadamia nut is good.

It is delicious !! 

Königs Krone : Bönen : Chestnut and adzuki bean

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

Today I'd like to introduce the product of desserts.

This is it, "Bönen : Chestnut and adzuki bean".
It is sold only at Königs Krone.

Königs Krone is a confectionery maker establishing the head office in Kobe-city.
They develop a store led by celebrity department stores of the whole country.

This is a big pie containing sponge cake, chestnut and adzuki bean.

The pie is crunchy.
The sponge cake is moist.
The chestnut is so tasty !!

It is so delicious !!

New! CHOCO PIE : Japanese CHOCO PIE brown syrup and soybean flour

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

I introduced the long-seller product of sweets,"CHOCO PIE" before.
Today I'd like to introduce the new product of CHOCO PIE.

This is it, Japanese CHOCO PIE brown syrup and soybean flour.
It is a new product released on January 22, 2019.
The price is 95 yen.

It is a sponge cake filled with soybean flour cream and brown syrup, coated with chocolate.
The soybean flour cream is so tasty.

It is sweet and good !! 

New! CHOCO PIE : Winter CHOCO PIE special only now

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

I introduced the long-seller product of sweets,"CHOCO PIE" before.
Today I'd like to introduce the new product of CHOCO PIE.

This is it, Winter CHOCO PIE special only now.
It is a new product released on January 22, 2019.
The price is 95 yen.

It is a cacao sponge cake filled with cacao cream and berry jam, coated with chocolate.
The berry jam is made of strawberry and raspberry.
The chocolate matches berry jam well.

It is sweet and delicious !!

Renewal ! Black Thunder Pretty-style "Rum raisin"

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

I introduced "Black Thunder" before.
I found the New Black Thunder, so I introduce it, today.

This is it, Black Thunder Pretty-style "Rum raisin".
It is a new product released on January 21, 2019.
It is sold only at convenience stores.
The price is 120 yen.

Black Thunder Pretty-style "Rum raisin" had been released last year.
This product was renewed and released again.

It is the bite-size of Black Thunder, containing raisins, cacao feuillantine and powder of rum liquor.
It has 0.7% of alcohol.
The alcohol is higher than last year's one.

The texture of raisins is nice.
The rum liquor smells strongly.

It is so tasty!!

Handmade sweets : hedgehogs

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

A friend made the sweets for me.
The friend's hobby is making sweets.

This is a confection made from sweet potatoes of hedgehogs.
It is so cute !!!
I hesitated to eat it because of prettiness.

But I ate it !
It is not very sweet.
It's so delicious !!

Matcha soft ice cream of Ministop

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

Today I'd like to introduce the new product of ice cream.

This is it, "Matcha soft ice cream".
It is sold by Ministop.
Ministop is a convenience store of AEON Group.
Ministop sells ice cream and parfait made in the company.

The price of matcha soft ice cream is 270 yen.

The taste of green tea is so thick.
The ice cream is smooth.
It is very delicious !!

Daikan

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

It is Daikan, today.

Daikan menas the coldest season.
However, it is very warm today.
I think that it is influence of the global warming.

Anyway,  Spring is just coming around the corner.

A souvenir : Nekotteru

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

Today I'd like to introduce the souvenir of Nagasaki.

This is it, "Nekotteru".
This is a souvenir from Nagasaki Prefecture.

Nagasaki is famous for many cats living in there.
This is a pad shaped sweets of cat.

This is the pad shaped chocolate of cat.
It is so cute !

This sweet is made of strawberry chocolate and white chocolate.
The white chocolate is containing cookie crunch.

It is unique and good !

DARS Strawberry

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

Today I'd like to introduce the sweets.

This is the product,"DARS Strawberry".
It is released on March, 2018.
It is sold by Morinaga.

DARS means 1 dozen.
There are 12 of that product in one bo

This is the milk chocolate containing strawberry chocolate.
The strawberry chocolate has a sour-sweet taste of strawberry.
It is so tasty !!

New ! Noir Black Cocoa Stick Rum raisin

Hello.

This is May in Japan.

Today I'd like to introduce the new product of sweets.



This is it, Noir Black Cocoa Stick Rum raisin.
It is a new product released on January 14, 2019.
It is sold by Yamazaki biscuits.

There are 2 packs in this product and 1 pack has 6 sticks.
The price is around 110 yen.

It is a cacao cookie which is wrapped with rum raisin cream.
The cacao cookie is slightly bitter.
The rum raisin cream has the good flavor of rum.

It is not too sweet.
It is so delicious !!

Marugoto Ishigo

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

Today I'd like to introduce a limited-time product of desserts.



This is it, Marugoto Ishigo".
It is sold by Yamazaki.
This product is limited to the winter season.

Marugoto means "whole ", Ichigo means strawberry.
It is sold by Yamazaki.
This product is limited to the winter season.

This is a sponge cake containing fresh cream and strawberry.
There are 3 strawberries whole.

It is so delicious !!

Unique drink : Tsubu Goro White grape

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

Today I'd like to introduce the unique drink.



This is it,Tsubu Goro White grape.
It is also sold by SANGARIA.

It is the grape juice containing the pulp of a grape.
The texture of the pulp of a grape is good.
It is refreshing and tasty !!

New Black Thunder ! Black Thunder Pretty-style "Maji Yawa"

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

I introduced "Black Thunder" before.
I found the New Black Thunder, so I introduce it, today.



This is it, Black Thunder Pretty-style "Maji Yawa".
It is a new product released on January 5, 2019.
It is sold only at Seven-Eleven.

It is a time-limited product.
The price is 120 yen.

"Maji Yawa" means very soft.
This Black Thunder has a soft texture.



It is the bite-size of Black Thunder, containing moist chocolate and soft cocoa cookies.
It is very soft!!

It is so sweet and delicious !

New Black Thunder ! Black Thunder Pretty-style "Maji Kata"

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

I introduced "Black Thunder" before.
I found the New Black Thunder, so I introduce it, today.



This is it, Black Thunder Pretty-style "Maji Kata".
It is a new product released on January 5, 2019.
It is sold only at Seven-Eleven.
It is a time-limited product.
The price is 120 yen.

"Maji Kata" means very hard.
This Black Thunder has a hard texture.



It is the bite-size of Black Thunder, containing hard crunch of biscuits and pearl sugar from Belgium.
It has a hard texture !!

The chocolate is dark chocolate, so it is bitter-sweet.
It is delicious !

Unique drink : Nestle Luxury green tea (portion cup)

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

Today I'd like to introduce the unique drink.



This is it, Nestle Luxury green tea (portion cup).
It is also sold by Nestle.



There are 5 portion cups of green tea.




We drink it with hot or cold water.

 

But I prefer to drink it with cold milk !!



This is Matcha Latte !!
It is sugar free, so it is not sweet.
I can feel the flavor of green tea strongly.

It is so tasty !!

Japanese confectionery: Ishigaki Mochi

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

Today I'd like to introduce Ishigaki Mochi.



Ishigaki Mochi is one of Japanese confections and a local sweet of Oita Prefecture.
We need flour, sugar, sweet potato and salt to make this Ishigaki Mochi.
All ingredients are mixed and steamed.

Ishigaki means the stone wall.
This shape looks like stone wall, so we call it "Ishigaki Mochi."



It has the natural sweetness of sweet potato.
It is delicious with simplicity.

A souvenir : Hakatanmon

Hello. 

This is May in Japan.

Today I'd like to introduce the souvenir.

This is "Hakatan-mon".

This is a souvenir from Fukuoka prefecture.

Hakatamon means a person from Hakata. 

It is a Edam cheese gallete, containing white chocolate cream and fig. 

The texture the fig is good. 

It is sweet and delicious !!!