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Kushi Dango is a traditional Japanese street food featuring rice flour dumplings skewered on bamboo sticks. It comes in various flavors like mitarashi, anko, and kinako, offering a chewy texture and sweet-savory taste. Often seen at festivals and tourist spots.

Daifuku is a popular Japanese sweet made by wrapping red bean paste in soft mochi. It comes in many variations, such as strawberry daifuku and mame-daifuku.

Taiyaki is a fish-shaped pastry usually filled with sweet red bean paste. The traditional single-mold style is called “natural,” while mass-produced ones are humorously called “farmed.” It has a crispy shell and soft interior.

Dango is a traditional Japanese food made from rounded rice flour dough, known for its chewy texture. While “dango” can refer to any round food, it usually means rice flour dumplings, often sold skewered on sticks.

Nerikiri is a Japanese confection made from kneaded white bean paste and sugar. Crafted into seasonal motifs, flowers, and birds, it emphasizes aesthetic beauty and resembles edible art.

Monaka is a Japanese sweet with a crisp, fragrant shell enclosing fillings such as sweet bean paste or mochi. The fillings have evolved over time, reflecting both tradition and innovation.