Karu-Jaga

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

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

This is it, "Karu-Jaga".
It is sold by Grico from 2008.
Karu means light, Jaga means potato in Japanese.

It looks like pretzels, but it is the potato snack.
It is the stick-shaped potato snack.

The texture is light
It has the rich taste of potato.
The salty taste is good !! 

A souvenir : Cui-daoré Taiko Yaki

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

I received a souvenir.
Today I'd like to introduce the souvenir.

This is it, "Cui-daoré Taiko Yaki".
This is a souvenir from Osaka Prefecture.
Cui-daoré was the name of a restaurant in Osaka.
The restaurant closed in 2008.
The restaurant had the advertising mascot, called Cui-daoré Taro.
Cui-daoré Taro is a symbol of Osaka city.

Cui-daoré Taro is playing the taiko drums.
It is the Dorayaki, based on the taiko drums of Cui-daoré Taro.

Dorayaki is one of Japanese confections.
It has two small pancakes with bean jam in between.
It is very small, but it is easy to eat.
It is sweet and good.

BAKERY : Pain du jour "Bread of olive"

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

Today I'd like to introduce the bread of Pain du jour.

This is the bread,"Bread of olive."
I love the pickled olives.

The bread is containing pickled olives.
The bread dough is hard, but it is sticky.
The pickled olives are so tasty.
It is so delicious !!

BAKERY : Pain du jour "Cream bun"

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

Today I'd like to introduce the bread of Pain du jour.

This is the bread,"Cream bun."
The cream bun is a popular bread in Japan.
The cream buns are sold in many bakers in Japan.

The bread dough is soft.
The cream is the custard cream, and it has the rich taste of egg.

It is sweet and so delicious !!

BAKERY : Pain du jour "Egg sandwich"

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

Today I'd like to introduce the bread of Pain du jour.

This is the bread,"Egg sandwich."

The bread dough is soft and sticky.
The egg is tasty.

It is so delicious !!

BAKERY : Pain du jour

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

Today I'd like to introduce a bakery in Fukuoka.

This is the bakery, "Pain du jour."
It is located in Nakahara, Nakagawa-City, Fukuoka Prefecture.
That is near Hakata-Minami Station.

This bakery produces many kinds of hard breads.
I'll introduce the most popular bread at this bakery, next time.

Lately, temperatures are quite low.

Hello.

This is May in Japan.

Lately, temperatures are quite low.

The weather has been very bad.
The temperature has been less than 30 degrees Celsius.

We don't need the air conditioners.
It is not the summer !!

Black Thunder of Melon

Hello.

This is May in Japan.

Today I'd like to introduce the souvenir.

This is it, "Black Thunder of Melon".

This is a souvenir from Hokkaido.

This Black Thunder is on sale only in Hokkaido.

There are 12 of sweets in this 1 box.

The price is around 800 yen.

The melon is a specialty of Hokkaido.

Yubari melon of Hokkaido is very famous in Japan

It is the chocolate bar containing cocoa cookies and biscuits coated with chocolate of melon.

The chocolate is made by the melon powder and the milk from Hokkaido.

It has the rich taste of melon.

The texture of biscuits is crispy.

It is so delicious !!

New ! Noir Soft Cookies Waguri

Hello.

This is May in Japan.

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

This is it, Noir Soft Cookies Waguri.

It is a new product released on August 5, 2019.

It is sold by Yamazaki biscuits.

There are 10 packs in this product.

The price is around 200 yen.

Waguri means japanese chestnut.

The cacao cookies are very thick and soft.
It seems the sponge cake rather than a cookie.

It is filled with the cream of japanese chestnut.

It is so delicious !!

New ice cream : Papico : Japanese pear

Hello.

This is May in Japan.

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

This is it, "Papico : Japanese pear."

It is released on August 12, 2019.

Papico is a frozen smoothie, and it is a long seller product in Japan.

It is a frozen smoothie containing Japanese pear.

It has the rich taste of Japanese pear.

It is so smooth and delicious !!

PRETZ : Butter and Soy sauce

Hello.

This is May in Japan.

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

This is it, "Butter and Soy sauce".

It is released on March 5, 2019.

This 1 box includes 2 packs.

The price is around 108 yen.

It is the thinnest in the history of PRETZ.

It is so thin and crispy!!

It has the rich taste of butter, and it has the good flavor of soy sauce.

It is so delicious !!

New ! Banana Tart

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

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

This is it, "Banana Tart".
It is a new product released on July 30, 2019.
It is sold only at Family Mart and Circle K Sunkus.
The price is 158 yen.

This is the tart of banana.
The tart is containing the banana paste.

The dough of tart is moist.
It has the rich flavor of banana.
It is so good.

New ! Chocolate chips & Banana Muffin

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

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

This is it, "Chocolate chips & Banana Muffin".
It is a new product released on July 30, 2019.
It is sold only at Family Mart and Circle K Sunkus.
The price is 140 yen.

This is the muffin, containing banana and chocolate chips.
It has the thick flavor of banana !!
The dough of muffin is so moist.
It is delicious!! 

A souvenir : Kabosu Sable

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

I received a souvenir from my work colleagues.
Today I'd like to introduce the souvenir.

This is it, "Kabosu Sable."
This is a souvenir from Oita prefecture.

Kabosu is a citrus fruit.
The Kabosu is a specialty of Oita prefecture.

It is a Kabosu-shaped sable cookie.
It is so lovely !!

It has the rich flavor of Kabosu citrus.
It is delicious !! 

Parfait of pearl milk tea

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

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

This is it, "Parfait of pearl milk tea".
It is a new product released on July 9, 2019.
It is sold only at Family Mart and Circle K Sunkus.
The price is 268 yen.

This is the parfait using the pudding of milk tea.
The pudding is made by the powder of Assam extract.

The parfait is containing the pudding of milk tea, fresh cream, tapioca and jelly of black tea.
The tapioca is like a jelly.
The pudding of milk tea is tasty.

It is so interesting !!

Juicy parfait of mango

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

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

This is it, "Juicy parfait of mango".
It is a new product released on July 16, 2019.
It is sold only at Family Mart and Circle K Sunkus.
The price is 258 yen.

This is the parfait using the mango jelly and mango mousse.
The jelly and mousse are made by the Alfonso mango puree.

The parfait topped by diced mango and jelly is so nice.
The mango jelly and the mango mousse have the rich taste of mango.
The parfait has the sweetness and sourness of mango.

It is refreshing and delicious !!!

West Japan was hit by Typhoon No. 10.

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

A typhoon struck West Japan, today.

During Obon holidays, the typhoon paralyzed the traffic.
No great damage happened at my hometown, but the damage of a typhoon was large in the Chugoku district and the Shikoku district.
Because a typhoon hit it directly.

There are many typhoons this year.
Be careful  !!

A souvenir : Mamman Rosa

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

I received a souvenir from my relatives.
Today I'd like to introduce the souvenir.

This is "Mamman Rosa".
This is a souvenir from Tokushima prefecture.
My relatives live in Tokushima.
They went home and gave us the souvenir.

It is a steamed bun.
The shape is based on the plump body of mother.

It is a Japanese and Western style steamed bun using the butter and milk in white bean jam.

The white bean jam has the rich taste of butter.
It is sweet and tasty !!

A souvenir :Yaki Kaki Senbei

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

I received a souvenir from my work colleagues.
Today I'd like to introduce the souvenir.

This is it, "Yaki Kaki Senbei".
This is a souvenir from Hiroshima Prefecture.
Yaki Kaki means grilled oyster.
The specialty of Hiroshima is oysters.

It is the rice cracker, containing oyster powder, seaweed and red pepper.

It has the good flavors of oyster and seaweed.
It is not too spicy.
It is so delicious !! 

The long-seller ice cream : Papico Cholate and Coffee

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

Today I'd like to introduce the long-seller product of ice cream.

This is it, "Papico : Chocolate and Coffee."
Papico is a frozen smoothie, and it is a long seller product in Japan.
Japanese people love Papico !!

It is a frozen smoothie containing ganache chocolate and cafe latte.
It has the rich taste of coffee, and it has the sweetness of ganache chocolate.

It is so smooth and delicious !!

Marugoto Banana

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

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

This is it, Marugoto Banana".
It is sold by Yamazaki.
The price is 200 yen.

I introduced Marugoto Ichigo, before.
(The blog article, please click this → Marugoto Ichigo )
Marugoto Ichigo is limited to the winter season, but Marugoto Banana is sold the all season.

This is a sponge cake containing fresh cream and banana.
There are a banana whole.

The sponge cake is so soft.
The fresh cream matches banana well !!

It is so delicious !!

Obon vacation

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

From today, most Japanese people have Obon vacation.

It looks most Japanese people will have ten consecutive holidays in mid-August this year.
During this Obon season, the highways are congested, and the tourist attractions are so crowded.
Unfortunately, a typhoon is coming to Japan.
Please be careful.

Kagome YASAI SEIKATSU 100 : Amanatsu Smoothie Mix

Hello.

This is May in Japan.

I introduced the vegetables juice, "YASAI SEIKATSU 100 ."

I found the new one, so I introduce it, today.

It is the product,"Amanastu Smoothie Mix."

It is released on May 21, 2019.

The price is 180 yen.

Amanatsu is a kind of Chinese citron.

This mixed juice is a kind of smoothie containing, five kinds of fruits and 14 kinds of vegetables.

It has the rich taste of citron.

It is refreshing and tasty. 

Puru-Mochi Warabi : Raspberry and Cheese

Hello.
This is May in Japan.

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

This is it, "Puru-Mochi Warabi : Raspberry and Cheese".
It is a new product released on July 30, 2019.
It is sold only at Family Mart and Circle K Sunkus.
The price is 128 yen.

Puru means jellylike.
Mochi means sticky.
Warabi means Warabimochi, it is a bracken-starch dumpling.

It is the warabimochi, containing cream cheese and raspberry sauce.
The dough of Warabimochi is made by raspberry, and it is sticky and jellylike.

It has a sweet-and-sour taste by raspberry.
The cream cheese matches raspberry sauce well.

It is so refreshing and delicious !!