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Japanese desserts

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Hi! In this post I will describe some of the most popular desserts in Japan. Sounds yummy, right? So, the first of them is named Botchan-Dango. It consists of three colourful balls skewered on a wood stick. It's based on the rice flour. Each of these three balls is in different colour: red (made from red bean paste), green (made from green tea) and yellow (prepared with eggs). This traditional Japanese dessert goes perfectly with afternoon tea. The second Japanese dessert is called Dorayaki. It is a pancake made from castella (a specialty soft cake) which is filled with red bean paste. Probably the original name of it is Dora.  Sometimes in different parts of Japan Doraki may have individual name.  And the last one is called Taiyaki - a fish-shaped cake. The outside layer is made from pancakes or waffles. The filling inside is mostly prepared from red beans but it can be also made from chocolate, sweet potatoes,  cheese filling  or vanilla pudding. The cake is named ...

Japan

  Japan – basic information. Hi! In my first post I want to present some most basic information about Japan. So, as probably most of you know, Japan is a country in Asia. To be more precise it’s an island country on the east of Asia.   Japan consists of 4 main islands: Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu and 6848 smaller islands. Japan is bounded by the   Sea of Japan and the North Pacific Ocean .   Tokyo is a capital city   and it’s located on Honshu island. Approximately  9 273 000 people live in the city . For comparison around 1 708 000 people live in Warsaw. The Japanese flag is red and white. To be more specific there is a red dot on a white background . The dot symbolizes  sunrise . T he Fuji vulcan   is t he highest Japanese mountain and it  is 3776 meters above the sea level. Source: https://www.britannica.com/place/Japan                       ...