Japanese confectionary has two distinct lineages, wagashi which are the traditional Japanese sweets produced without sugar or chocolate, and modern confectionary which is western-influenced.
Personally I dislike wagashi (mostly) but love modern Japanese sweets, because it feels like they’ve taken famous desserts from around the world and made them just that little bit lighter and airier, which is very much to my taste.
Japanese confectionary has two distinct lineages, wagashi which are the traditional Japanese sweets produced without sugar or chocolate, and modern confectionary which is western-influenced.
Personally I dislike wagashi (mostly) but love modern Japanese sweets, because it feels like they’ve taken famous desserts from around the world and made them just that little bit lighter and airier, which is very much to my taste.