When you’re having fun on the go and you’re looking for snackage, food which is as mobile as you is always a good thing. In Japan, country of a thousand festivals, food mobility is an important factor to enjoying the celebrations. Many festival snacks come in ball form (takoyaki), on a stick (yakitori) or both, [...]
In my snack time adventures I’ve covered some interesting and uniquely Japanese food stuffs. This time around, it’s different. Castella are actually yogashi inspired by the Portuguese, the same fellas that helped bring the world tempura. Hooray foreign trade!
I’ve seen castella cakes mentioned in manga and anime before and always wondered why the [...]
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