Have you heard of Manjyu 饅頭? It’s a sweet bun and a traditional Japanese sweet. It’s fluffy and soft, usually palm-size and a sweet filling in it. People eat it with a cup of Japanese tea.
TSUKIGESHO is one of a sweet bun and a local sweet in Osaka Japan.
Osaka
Osaka is a big city in Japan, and located in west of Japan. It takess about 2 hours and half by shinkansen. There are many exciting spots for tourists from overseas and even for Japanese people.
First, ther are many delicious and reasonable foods. The most famous local food is Okonomiyaki お好み焼き. It shapes like a pancake but there are many thin-sliced cabbages and hot! Mayonnaise, sauce and dried green seaweed are on top of it. It tastes savory and creamy!
A squid pancake roll is also popular in Osaka.
A squid pancake roll – Japanese Easygoing Blog (japaneseblogotaku.com)
Osaka is famous for Japanese comedians, many Japanese comedians from Osaka and then move to Tokyo to get be more popular.
The famous amusement park is also in Osaka. Universal Studio Japan! It’s worth going!
Tsukigesho 月化粧
Tsukigesho is a famous souvenir from Osaka. Sweet bean paste made from condensed milk, butter and bean are in the bun. The skin of bun is soft and moist. It shapes like a beautiful full moon. It’s very Japanese-ish.
The sweet paste of inside has a rich aroma of butter and rich. It’s no longer that you don’t realize where the boundary line is between the skin and the paste because both are very rich and moist. The texture is like a baby cheek.
Summary
There are so many appealing foods in Osaka but it’s worth trying the Tuskigesho once. It’s so much delicious. Incidentally, Tsuki means the moon, and gesho means making up in Japanese. It’s fantastic, isnt’ it? You can find the Tsukigesho many shops in Osaka even in a supermarket. Let’s go to find it when you visit Osaka!
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