Number Six... what?
What do you mean?? Alright I will buy something...
Sno snooo snooo snooooo
Snooo snooo Snoopy!!!
Why Snoopy? To my surprise, many Japanese women here love cute characters like Snoopy.
There are many cute things that you can buy as grown up lady.
In Germany we are very uptight, anything that's cute is only labelled for kids.
In Japan many things with mascots are totally ok for grown ups too.
Grown ups, mothers and such can enjoy their hobbies without being ashamed or being shamed by others.
In Japan it's totally ok to continue having your hobby.
You don't have to sacrifice or give up your cute hobbies.
What do you think this Snoopy is made of?
The Germans would probably say it looks like Marzipan.
In Japan you would say Omochi - Rice Cake.
This one here is made of Rice Cake, so culturally what we use can be very different in every country.
Shall I try. Can I eat it now?
Rice Cake with Chocolate Filling.
Jaeger? Jager!
I can hear the sound of candy wrapper. Give me the candy. What is this?
Oh it says Baumkuchen. Is this Baumkuchen?
Look at this Baumkuchen. It's traditionally a German thing but...
It is eaten more in Japan than home in Germany.
There are many variations, like this Creme Brulee Tree Cake.
You can't see the tree rings in the Baumkuchen like usual.
It's caramellized and they added vanilla cream too. How exciting.
How did you find that in a Japanese Convenience Store?!
So German.
German food... made in Japan.
.... German food... with a French touch...
in Japan...
That sure does smells sugary. Oooh hey.
Let's try that. See if it's anything like Baumkuchen.
That's quite a decadent Baumkuchen here...
That's kinda sticky.
Hm wait.
There's caramellized sugar on top.
The Traditional Baumkuchen got an upgrade, look!
You can see the "age rings" of the tree, cause this cake is called "Tree Cake"
On top they caramellized sugar and in the middle there is vanilla creme.
You need it to balance out the sweetness of the other stuff.
But it tastes good
I am always happy to see how popular Baumkuchen is in Japan. Many Japanese don't even know it's from Germany.
It's so popular here... it's a little piece of home... made in Japan
Sometimes german Companies are sending their baumkuchen here. They have more companies than in Germany.