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Interesting Karinto Flavours: Spiced Gobo (Burdock), Purple Sweet Potato, Coffee and Pumpkin Karinto by Azemichi Group

October 09, 2026

burdock citrus coffee deep fried fried dough gobo Japan Japanese karinto peel pepper pumpkin purple sweet potato shoyu spice sweet potato

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Maple Castella by Seven Premium, 7-Eleven Japan

October 08, 2026

cake castella custard Japan Japanese maple mizuame

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Beni-Haruka Sweet Potato Canele by Okano Shokuhin Sangyo, Himeji, Hyogo at Family Mart

October 05, 2026

canele caramel French Hyogo Japan Japanese satsuma-imo sweet potato yellow sweet potato

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Dense Honey Sweet Potato Ice Cream (Nou Mitsu Imo) by Häagen-Dazs, Japan

September 29, 2026

cream ice cream imo Japan Japanese mizuame sauce sweet potato

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2 Types of Sweet Potato Souffle by Seven Premium (7-Eleven), Japan

September 25, 2026

bean paste cream custard imo Japan satsuma-imo souffle sweet potato whipped cream white bean

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7-Cafe Baked Apple Brûlée Style Butter Sugar Sand Tree by Gin no Budou, Ginza Tokyo and 7-Eleven Collaboration

September 22, 2026

apple butter chocolate cinnamon creme brulee Japan Japanese sand sugar Tokyo

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Satsumaimodo (Satsumaimo Donuts) by Mister Donut - Rich Sweet Potato Cake, Melted Salted Butter and Stone-Roasted Sweet Potato Style flavours compared

September 18, 2026

butter cake donut Japan Japanese paste salt satsuma-imo sweet potato

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Mont Blanc Chocolate and Earl Grey Affogato Chocolate by Tirol Chocolate, Japan

September 11, 2026

butter chestnut chocolate cream cultured butter earl grey Japan mont blanc tea

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Apricot Kernel Almond - White Peach Style Ice Cream by Häagen-Dazs

September 08, 2026

almond apricot Asian Chinese ice cream Japan kernel peach premium tofu white peach

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Dragon Fruit Yogurun (Yoghurt Drink) by Doutor, Japan

September 01, 2026

dragon fruit drink fruit Japan pumpkin tart yoghurt

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Peach and Earl Grey Tart by Tully's Coffee, Japan

August 30, 2026

cream earl grey Japan Japanese peach tart tea

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Cheese Manju: 2 Authentic Types by Okashi no Hidaka and Aji no Kuraya, Miyazaki, Japan

August 14, 2026

butter cheese cream cheese egg Japan Japanese kokuto manju Miyazaki raisin steamed bun

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Yamanashi Peach varieties compared: Hikawa Hakuho, and Yume Touka, Kanoiwa Hakuho and Yume Mizuki under Don Don Donki Furu Furu Label (early season premium Japanese peaches)

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Authentic Sakura Fare Part 2: Sakura Warabimochi, Sakura Daifuku, Sakura Bean Cake, Sakura Manju and Pickled Sakura Flowers from Japan

bean bean paste cake Daifuku Festive flower Japan Japanese jelly kinako leaf manju mochi pickle red bean sakura season shiroan warabi mochi white bean

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Authentic and Traditional Sakura VIA Castella Cake by Quolofune

cake castella egg Festive flower Japan Japanese leaf mizuame preserved sakura season

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Kanjuku Yukidoke Apple Tart by Shinshuu-Kuraudo in Kita Shinano, Nagano, Japan

January 15, 2026

apple cake Japan Japanese Nagano tart

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Oushuu Pear (King Autumn Asian Pear) from Tottori Prefecture, Japan

January 08, 2026

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Ajigen Mos Burger Potato Stick, Teriyaki and Gorgonzola Blue Cheese Flavour - Best Gourmet Potato Sticks

November 18, 2025

branded burger cheese chicken collaboration cream cheese gorgonzola cheese Japan mayonnaise mos burger pepper potato potato chip potato stick seasoning shoyu soy sauce stevia teriyaki video

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Gateau Pistachio by Pista & Tokyo, Japan

October 14, 2025

almond almond powder cake financier French Japan maltose pistachio

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Review of Original Butter Financier, Earl Grey Financier and Pie d'Amandes (Almond Pie Pastry) by Butter Butler, Tokyo

October 10, 2025

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Little Butter Latte vs Butter Americano by Luckin Coffee

The title of this latte had me curious so I had to try. Butter and coffee is a combination I tried as ice cream once, and wished there was more of. But the name of Little Butter Latte is apparently a branding collaboration between Luckin Coffee (瑞幸咖啡 ruì xìng kā fēi) and the Butterbear Cafe in Thailand which has as a mascot called Butterbear ( Nong Mee Noei in Thai). The mascot went viral sometime back in Thailand and the region, getting turned into Line stickers and so on. As you can see from the shop signboard, it's super cute. After that, they also released a Butter Americano, 1 year after the latte, which I also just tried. They also recently launched an apple version called Buddy Apple Butter Latte . (Scroll down for the updated section on the Americano version.)

White Champaca Milk Tea and Jasmine Apple Milk Tea by Molly Tea

Molly Tea is a jasmine milk tea specialist from China that opened its first branches in Singapore in recent years, so I took the chance to try a couple of their menu items that I've not seen elsewhere before.

What is a dry beer or sake? Asahi Super Dry Beer vs non-dry beer, sake, and dry sake

I went for a S$6 beer tasting workshop that answered this question with side-by-side samples to compare. It was organised by Asahi Beer in July 2023 for the launch of their updated Superdry Beer taste. They not only let us try different types of beer, but also sake , because the concept of dry and not dry started from sake.

Glutinous Green Milk Tea by Chagee, and a bonus Cocoa Oolong Milk Tea sample

I didn't recognise this "Glutinous Green Milk Tea" on Chagee's menu, so I ordered it to see what it was about, and was pleasantly surprised by the experience. First, what is glutinous green tea? It is apparently a normal green tea brewed with what Chagee calls a "plant native to Yunnan" in its in-app description (see image below). After further research, it seems that there are two separate plants used - one is the normal tea plant for the green tea, and the other is the Yunnan-native herb which goes by the name of Semnostachya menglaensis or nuo mi xiang (糯米香) in Chinese. Both the tea and the nuo mi xiang seem to be sourced from Yunnan. Besides green tea, nuo mi xiang is also often paired with puer tea. Besides its use to flavour foods such as tea, it is apparently also used in traditional Chinese medicines to aid digestion, detoxify and reduce internal "heat", but I don't know how validated by research it is. It literally means "glutin...

Mascarpone Latte by Luckin Coffee (both hot and iced versions reviewed), and a short comment on the Vanilla Soufflé Latte

Another eyebrow-raising flavour was launched by Luckin recently, as a collaboration with Tom & Jerry. It's called the Mascarpone Latte. I tried the iced version first, then updated on the hot version after, further below. (I also tried both the hot and iced Vanilla Soufflé Latte and wasn't impressed, so I have short comments right below.) Iced Mascarpone Latte My first impression is that it tasted nothing like mascarpone cheese. As you would know, probably from trying tiramisus, mascarpone cheese is rather unlike other cheeses in that it is closer to a cream, and it is sweet rather than salty.

Ceylon Yuan Yang with Milk vs First Crush Tea Latte by Luckin Coffee

Luckin launched another interesting milky drink for their festive menu this Lunar New Year, so I tried it when I got a good coupon. This is Ceylon Yuan Yang with milk. Yuan Yang (鸳鸯) refers to a pair of male (yuan) and female (yang) Mandarin ducks, and figuratively means a good and complementary pairing. When it comes to drinks, it refers to a mix of tea and coffee, which I do agree is a great combination. Another term for it as applied to matcha would be the dirty matcha, although the term Yuan Yang is usually used only when the tea component is Chinese in origin. Besides this drink, Luckin has also launched other Yuan Yang drinks, all with their standard coffee, but they vary the type of tea used. Previously, I had tried their Summer Breeze, Jasmine and Spring variations and especially liked the first two. This time, I am adding Ceylon to the list. And look at the cute Chinese New Year cup sleeve. (I removed it so you can see the gradient in the next picture.) Ceylon tea is known for...

Buttercrème Latté by Zus Coffee, Malaysia

Zus Coffee, a modern tech-based cafe from Malaysia with a wide range of flavours, just opened in Singapore. It got me excited to try, as I had a good experience with similar China chains but had not yet come across a good Southeast Asian one. I tried the hot "Buttercrème Latté" first. Although no such word as "buttercrème" exists, I assume it means "buttercream", in which case it would be a combination of butter and sugar whipped into a creamy texture. And I assume that they then add this to a caffe latte. As I had ordered takeaway (there were very few seats), most of the creme had melted, but you could still see a thin layer floating on top that was slightly lighter in colour than the latte under it. And under certain lighting and reflection (second image below, click to enlarge), you can actually see the oil droplets from the melted cream floating on the drink's surface. Normally, such visible grease might be off-putting, but since it is a type of b...

Lapsang Souchong Tea Latte (or Teapresso Latte) by Chagee

Lapsang Souchong is supposed to be a unique black tea from Fujian province in China, made by smoke-drying tea leaves over a pinewood fire. So it's supposed to have a strong smoky flavour with hints of pine even. I thought that would go amazingly in a latte, especially with the more intense teapresso form. So I was keen to try this Lapsang Souchong Teapresso Latte by Chagee.

Pawa Bakery Bagel flavours reviewed: Purple Sweet Potato, Pumpkin, Pandan Pistachio, Matcha White Chocolate Sourdough, Black Sesame Walnut and Coffee Boy

I recently went on two Pawa Bakery bagel-sampling sprees because the queues were short at the time I happened to pass buy. As I love vegetable or plant flavours for pastries, I got tried all of them that were available at the time. Specifically, they were the Pandan Pistachio Bagel, Purple Sweet Potato Bagel, Pumpkin Bagel and Matcha White Chocolate Sourdough Bagel (or more accurately a Green Tea Orange Peel Bagel) on my first visit, and Black Sesame Walnut Bagel and Coffee Boy Bagel on my second. I also tried their limited edition Sakura Bagel , but featured it separately.

Original Avocado Yogurt Shake by More Yogurt

More Yogurt is (apparently) China's largest fresh-made yogurt beverage chain. They use naturally fermented yogurt. While I had tried avocado milk shakes, the yogurt version seemed like an interesting twist, and this brand allowed me to request for 0 added sugar, so I thought to try.

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