On 3/4/2013 6:20 PM, Jean B. wrote:
> dsi1 wrote:
>> Japanese candy kinda sucks. It's pretty bland stuff compared to what
>> we grew up with. We had sucrose and now HFC syrup and they use less
>> intense sugars and sweets made from rice. Japan caramel is OK though.
>>
>> Their cakes are great! I guess things have changed a lot in the Japan
>> cake department since the 50s-60s. They like French-style pastries.
>
> Mmmmm. Cakies. We would get them at a neighborhood cake shop. And then
> there are the food basements in department stores where some of the
> stalls were indeed for French desserts.

Those cakes are most amazing and wonderful. In America, we have
cupcakes. That's the breaks.