Cotton candy is a treat that was once affectionately called fairy floss and might as well be an official marker of nostalgia and child-like joy. Of all the foods to have made an impression in Japan, a ...

Traditional Japanese candy and cuisine have been a staple in my diet for some time. I know I've been talking about Japan Crate a lot lately, and for good reason. They send over unique and fun Japanese ...

Japanese candy surpasses American in many regards. The candies feature exciting, unusual flavors (musk melon, kabocha pumpkin, soy sauce), packaging that’s covered with animated figures and ...

Candy Japan is a service that gives people around the world twice a month Japanese sweets to their homes, operated at $ 25 a month (about 2,500 yen) and can be used from Japan. The graph below shows ...

When it comes to chewy candy, we've all had Starburst and fruit-flavored Tootsie Rolls. But have you ever tried a Hi-Chew? If you haven't -- YOU NEED TO! Hi-Chew is a popular Japanese chewy candy ...

Cost Plus World Market has a little bit of everything, including candies and other food from all over the world. I like to raid the candy options every time I'm in the store, and every time, I find a ...

Recently, Japanese convenience store chain FamilyMart has become known for its frappes, which are sold in the freezer section and blended by customers at a machine on the counter. Every now and then, ...

This is “amezaiku” (飴細工) or, literally, “candy handiwork.” And there’s one way to best sum up this traditional craft: How sweet. In Japan, amezaiku has been practiced in various forms for around a ...

Has there ever been a bigger Japanese-sweets-overseas success story than Hi-Chew? Sure, Japanese dessert flavors, like matcha and sakura, have made inroads in other countries, as have certain sweet ...