Sakura Bear (This is one of my simpler posts)

This is the Sakura Bear beanie baby
it is exclusive to Japan and rare in the U.S.A
the tag is written in Japanese.I have one sitting
on my nightstand ^w^

                                                          You can buy it here ^w^

http://www.amazon.com/TY-Beanie-Baby-Release-Exclusive/dp/B000UK3DUE/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=toys-and-games&qid=1297363162&sr=8-5

Japanese Kit Kats

Japan has many different types of
Kit Kats compared to the U.S.A's main 3 here
is a list of flavors in alphabetical order.

1. Aloe Vera
2. Aloe yogurt
3. Apple
4. Apple Vinegar
5. Azuki Bean
6. Bannana
7. Beet
8. Bitter Almond
9. Black Tea
10. Blueberry
11. Blueberry
12. Blueberry Cheesecake
13. Bubblegum
14. Brown sugar Kinako
15. Cacao 61%
16. Cacao 72%
17. Café Latte with Hokkaidō Milk
18. Calpis
19. Cantaloupe
20. Cappuccino
21. Caramel
22. Caramel and salt
23. Caramel Macciato
24. Caramel Cream
25. Carb Alternatives
26. Cheese
27. Chocolate Bannana
28. Cola and lemon Squash
39. Citrus Pepper
30. Cookies and Chocolate
31. Cookies and Milk
32. Cookies Plus
34. Creamy Apple
35. Cucumber
36. Custard Pudding
37. Dark Chocolate with Cookies for adults
38. DaigaKuimo
39. European Cheese
40. Exotic Kansai
41. Framboise
42. Fruit Parfait
43. Ginger Ale
44. Green grape Muscat
45. Gold
46. Golden Peach
47. Hazlenut
48. Hascapp
49. Houjicha
50. Iced Tea
51. Itoen Juu-jitsu Yasi
52. Jasmine Tea
53. Jyagaimo
54. Kobe Pudding
55. Kinako
56. Kinako Ohagi
57. Kiwifruit
58. Kokuto
59. Lemon Chocolate
60. Lemon Vinegar
61. Lite
62. Mango
63. Mango Pudding
64. Maple
65. Matcha
66. Melon
67. Mild Bitter
68. Milk Coffee
69. Mixed Juice
70. Orange
71. Original Kit Kat
72. Passion Fruit
73. Pepper
74. Pickled Plum
75. Pineapple
76. Pumpkin
77. Ramune
78. Raspberry and Passion Fruit
79. Relaxation Cacao
80. Rose
81. Royal milk Tea
82. Sakura
83. Sakura Macha
84. Semisweet
85. Sour Orange
86. Soy Sauce
87. Sports Drink
88. Sparkling Strawberry
89. Strawberry
90. Strawberry and Cranberry
91. Strawberry and Milk
92. Strawberry Cheesecake
93. Tiramisu
94. Tiramisu Macha
95. Triple Berry
96. Ume Soda
97. Vanilla Bean
98. Wa Guri
99. Wasabi
100. Watermelon and Salt
101. White
102. White Peach
103. Wine
104. Yakimorokoshi
105. Yuzu
106. Zunda

Here is link to their website
http://www.kitkat.com/kitkat_worldwide

Mochi Icecream ( For my first post I want to talk about Mochi)

                 Mochi Icecream has a dough like outer shell and an icecream filling that can
           come in many different flavors, shapes, and colors. Mochi was first made in Japan
           by the Lotte company in 1981 , Yukimi Daifuku is another name for mochi., but usually
           has chocolate filling and a strawberry inside.
                                

                                         
                                             http://geekgirl.me/lifestyle/pastel-colored-mochi/ 
                                                                                             

                               
                                           
                                  http://www.shareyourtable.com/features/2009/two_ladies_mochi                                   　
                            Mochi Recipe
What to buy: Red bean ice cream is a milky dessert flavored with adzuki beans, and can be found in most Japanese markets or specialty food stores. Or you can make your own.
Instead of using a tablespoon to fill our mochi, we used a 1/2-ounce ice cream scoop.
Game plan: For optimum mochi texture, let the ice cream balls sit at room temperature for 15 minutes before serving.
This recipe was featured as part of our New Year’s, Japanese Style story.
INGREDIENTS
30 (3-inch) Basic Sweet Mochi
1 pint Red Bean Ice CreamINSTRUCTIONS
1. Place a baking sheet lined with parchment or waxed paper in the freezer for 15 minutes, and the mochi in the freezer for about 10 minutes, to chill before forming mochi ice cream.

2. Remove 1 sweet mochi circle from the freezer and place 1 tablespoon of the ice cream in the center. Pinch mochi over ice cream to close and immediately place on the baking sheet in the freezer. Repeat with remaining mochi and ice cream.

3. When finished filling all mochi, cover the baking sheet and allow ice cream to firm at least 8 hours and up to 12 hours before serving. Once ice cream is frozen, you can transfer filled mochi to a resealable plastic bag or a plastic container and store in the freezer up to 2 weeks.                   http://www.chow.com/recipes/11206-mochi-ice-cream
　

                                             Go here to see more about Mochi Ice Cream  
                                              http://mochiicecream.com/