Souvenirs: Japanese D.I.Y Jelly Candy

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Souvenirs: Japanese D.I.Y Jelly Candy

Another awesome Japanese D.I.Y Candy that I purchased at Don Quijote. This was awesome, better than the previous two I posted about. With this packet you get to create the solution (candy) by combining jelly crystals and food colouring. Then you use the jelly cutter to create the different shape candy. 

I found the end result a little weird because the candy didn't turn jelly like. A lot of the jelly crystals had not mixed properly (I'm assuming). It was very different to aeroplane jelly, definitely does not wobble. The candy was most similar to cloud lollies, chewy and sour. Cost for a packet 230 Yen. 

Some things I noted: you do not have to wait that long for after your drop your food colour into the jelly crystals. I had to assume the amount of water to add into the container for each food colour. 

Components in the packet from top left to right: 

1. The green packet is jelly crystals which aid the solution to solidify. 

2. The white container is where you mix your powder and create the lollies. 

3. The orange is jelly cutter and fork mixer. 

4. The yellow, red, and blue packet is the colouring. 

5. While just above the coloured packets is the droplet tube to mix the colours with the jelly crystals. 

Souvenirs: Japanese D.I.Y Octopus Candy

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Souvenirs: Japanese D.I.Y Octopus Candy 

During the preparation of the candy we faced some problems. When we were press the candy (blue & orange packets) into the mould it is difficult to press them out. As the candy starts to melt when touched by the heat from your fingers we had to use plastic to scoop out the octopus heads. Similar thing happened to the octopus legs. The candy was sour similar to zappo candy. Cost is 150 Yen. 

Souvenirs: Greentea Chocolate Yatsuhashi

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Souvenirs: Greentea Chocolate Yatsuhashi 

Another famous confectionery souvenir of Kyoto is the Yastuhashi. Similar to a hard cookie, it is made from glutinous rice flour, sugar and cinnamon. They can be baked or unbaked, but most people tend to associate Yatsuhashi as baked. The baked Yatsuhashi I purchased was at the Osaka Airport not in Kyoto for around 500 Yen. 

P.S This 'Japanese version of a wafer stick' is so hard! nearly took my tooth out haha

Souvenirs: D.I.Y Japanese Candy

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Souvenirs: D.I.Y Japanese Candy 

So Japan have these pretty interesting D.I.Y Candy kits that can be purchased at stores such as Don Quijote. I think I bought around 7 different types of candy so I shall be posting them all up soon. For this particular one I don't think I will be buying it again because it wasn't too hands on. Also the level of sweetness was too much for my liking. Cost for these packets are around 150 Yen.

Front of the packet

Back of the packet

Contents for the D.I.Y Kit

Preparation for the D.I.Y Candy

Final product!! 

Souvenirs: Hiyori Nara Shop

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Souvenirs: Hiyori Nara Shop  

Mirror from Nara - Cost 550 Yen

This store Hiyori Nara is famous for their facial oil blotting tissues which only uses natural paper that is free of chemical compounds and packs containing aloe or peach essence. I didn't buy a packet because they were quite expensive but I did find a unique mirror. The lid of the mirror is made with ultra violet rays so it changes colour when sunlight touches the surface. You can see above how there is a tint of pink to the top, that is the colour it changes to. 

Souvenirs: Nara Shikamaron Butter Cookies

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Shikamaron butter cookies 

This was a little souvenir I bought during the visit to Nara. Everything is so kawaii!! The cute deer character called "Noku" was born in Nara. The deers in Nara are the symbol of the city and you pretty much see them everywhere! Even though you see deers on Miyajima Island, Nara is more famous for them. 

Cookies for 550 Yen 

Souvenirs: Japanese Cheese Cake

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Souvenirs: Japanese Cheese (chiizu) Cake (keeki)

Japanese cheesecake is pure pleasure - it so soft that it gives you a unique, velvety, gentle cheesy creaminess as you take a bit. It is not too sweet or dense so you could probably get away with eating a whole cake without even noticing you've devoured the whole thing! 

Funny story is: it was a last minute decision, I was waiting at duty free in Osaka airport and everyone wanted to spend all their Yen. I saw this "yellow box" thinking it was actually the famous banana cakes from Japan, so I grabbed it. When I arrived in home, about to share the Japanese dessert with my family, my sister read the labels and told me it was cheesecake!! That was embarrassing... haha but now we have the rare Japanese cheesecake to try, BONUS I say ;) 

Japanese Cheesecake from Osaka Airport - Cost 1000 Yen