swap_horiz Manjū Alternatives

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Taiyaki

Taiyaki are Japanese sponge cakes molded into the shape of a fish. This traditional street food is most commonly filled...

Street Food Japan Cake Red Bean

8.5 Great

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Purin

Purin is a dense, Japanese custard dessert distinguished by its creamy texture and distinctive caramel flavour. It’s cre...

Japan Custard Caramel Egg

8.3 Great

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Mochi (Daifuku)

Mochi daifuku is a traditional Japanese dessert made from pounded glutinous rice into a soft, chewy cake. It commonly fe...

Japan Chewy Red Bean Wagashi

8.2 Great

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Bingsu

Bingsu is a traditional Korean dessert featuring finely shaved ice. It’s commonly built with a snow cone foundation laye...

Korean Frozen Red Bean Shaved Ice

8.1 Great

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Mochi

Mochi are traditional Japanese desserts crafted from mochigome, a special type of glutinous rice. The rice is steamed th...

Japan Asian Chewy Filled

8.0 Great

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Bungeoppang

Bungeoppang is a beloved Korean street food dessert. It features a soft, waffle-like dough shaped like a fish, typically...

Korean Street Food Waffle Red Bean

8.0 Great

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Dorayaki

Dorayaki are traditional Japanese confections consisting of two small pancake-like patties wrapped around a filling of s...

Japan Sweet Pancake Red Bean

7.9 Good

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Castella

Castella, or kasutera, is a Japanese sponge cake derived from cakes introduced by Portuguese traders to Nagasaki in the...

Japan Cake Honey Sponge

7.9 Good

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Klepon

Klepon are Indonesian rice cakes filled with molten palm sugar and wrapped in young coconut pith, creating a distinctive...

Indonesian Coconut Steamed Palm Sugar

7.9 Good

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Hot Cross Bun

Hot cross buns are sweet yeast dough pastries traditionally spiced with saffron, nutmeg, and cinnamon, shaped into small...

Traditional British Spiced Easter

7.9 Good

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Mochi Ice Cream (My/Mo)

Mochi ice cream consists of small balls of chewy, sweetened rice dough (mochi) surrounding a core of ice cream flavor, t...

Japan Asian Branded Frozen

7.8 Good

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Anmitsu

Anmitsu is a traditional Japanese dessert composed of small, translucent cubes of agar jelly called kanten. The dish is...

Japan Fruit Chilled Agar Jelly

7.8 Good

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Warabimochi

Warabimochi is a Japanese confection made from glutinous rice kernels pounded into a sticky paste and coated in a layer...

Japan Chilled Jelly Bracken Starch

7.8 Good

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Mitarashi Dango

Mitarashi dango is a traditional Japanese wagashi consisting of small dumplings made from mochiko (rice flour) and typic...

Japan Wagashi Rice Dumpling Skewered

7.6 Good

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Melonpan

Melonpan is a Japanese sweet bread characterized by its distinctive patterned crust, traditionally imprinted with a melo...

Japan Snack Bakery Sweet Bun

7.6 Good

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Anzac Biscuit

Anzac biscuits are dense, crumbly cookies traditionally made with rolled oats, golden syrup, coconut, and sugar, origina...

Traditional Australian Oat Coconut

7.5 Good

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Kakigōri

Kakigōri is a Japanese dessert made from finely shaved ice topped with flavored syrup, condensed milk, fruit, sweetened...

Japan Summer Frozen Syrup

7.5 Good

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Pan de Muerto

Pan de Muerto is a traditional Mexican sweet bread baked for Día de los Muertos, featuring an anise seed flavor and dist...

Traditional Mexican Festive Anise

7.4 Good

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Yakgwa

Yakgwa is a traditional Korean confection consisting of a deep-fried, flower-shaped pastry made primarily from wheat flo...

Korean Traditional Honey Wheat

7.4 Good

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Yokan

Yokan is a traditional Japanese dessert made from boiled konjac starch and sugar, often incorporating fruit purees, agar...

Japan Firm Jelly Red Bean

6.8 Fair