Eat in Tokyo: Japanese Desserts

Japanese desserts are called wagashi(和菓子) in Japanese. the most common ones are taifuku(大福), sakura mochi(桜餅, cherry blossom cakes), dorayaki(どら焼き, red bean pancake), warabi mochi(蕨餅, a jelly-like cake covered with flour).

Western confections are also gaining its popularity in Tokyo. Desserts succh as monburan(モンブラン, Mont Blanc), shōtokōki(ショートケーキ, shortcake), taruto(タルト, tart), aisukurīmu(アイスクリーム, ice-cream), kasutādo pudeingu(カスタードプディング, custard pudding), zerī(ゼリー, jelly), sufure(スフレ, Soufflé).