New style Japanese Souvenirs: Food samples confectionery experience report!

The salmon roe look so real! <b>Tanoshii Osushiya-san</b> (Let’s Make Sushi)

This DIY candy kit will make you feel as if you’ve become a sushi master! All you need is the kit and water. After making the sushi ingredients such as rice, tuna and salmon roe by the mixing special powders and water, simply start making the sushi with your fingers!

The salmon roe look so real! <b>Tanoshii Osushiya-san</b> (Let’s Make Sushi)

The best way to make a rice ball is to wet your fingertips and to keep the rice fluffy. It looks so real when you top the sushi with overflowing salmon roe! This DIY candy kit allows you to bring Japanese sushi back to your home!

The salmon roe look so real! <b>Tanoshii Osushiya-san</b> (Let’s Make Sushi)

Like a sushi master!

The salmon roe look so real! <b>Tanoshii Osushiya-san</b> (Let’s Make Sushi)

To make the salmon roe, you need to be gentle and careful.

The salmon roe look so real! <b>Tanoshii Osushiya-san</b> (Let’s Make Sushi)

These sushi look so real!

For ramen lovers! <b>Tanoshii Ramen-ya san</b> (Let’s Make Ramen)

Featuring not only curly noodles (which look just like authentic ramen noodles) but also naruto, boiled eggs and a side dish of gyoza, these ramen sets are so cute. You’ll be surprised by the difference between their sweet taste and the authentic look of ramen.

It does take some skill using your fingers to squeeze the noodles out and make the eggs. So make sure you try to enjoy the process while maintaining your focus! Even the ingredients inside the gyoza look so real! All you need is water.

For ramen lovers! <b>Tanoshii Ramen-ya san</b> (Let’s Make Ramen)

Making gyoza as well

For ramen lovers! <b>Tanoshii Ramen-ya san</b> (Let’s Make Ramen)

They look so authentic!

For ramen lovers! <b>Tanoshii Ramen-ya san</b> (Let’s Make Ramen)

Their perfect appearance might make you hesitant to eat them!

Let’s try to make a typical Japanese lunchbox! <b>Tsukurou! Obento! </b>

This DIY candy kit is to make a Japanese lunchbox with a variety of ingredients, including panda bear-shaped rice balls, tomato sauce spaghetti, deep fried chicken, and octopus shaped sausages. To be honest, the challenge is quite high because there are so many things to make! We struggled to make the panda bear-shaped rice balls. Make sure you press the rice into the shape firmly to make beautiful panda rice balls.

You can place the ingredients you’ve made onto an accompanying sheet or you can use your own lunch box to make it look even more realistic!

Let’s try to make a typical Japanese lunchbox! <b>Tsukurou! Obento! </b>

Even just the ingredients are cute! This DIY kit will stimulate your excitement.

Let’s try to make a typical Japanese lunchbox! <b>Tsukurou! Obento! </b>

Let’s take this lunchbox to a picnic!

This is a favorite of many girls! <b>Nijiiro Tsubutsubu Land</b> (Rainbow Beads Land)

With a fun DIY candy kit called Nijiiro Tsubutsubu Land, you can make colorful jelly beads and set them in various shapes. This kit is strongly recommended for families with girls as the jewelry-like ingredients are both beautiful and quite delicious.

The most important point is to make as many small beads as you can at the beginning, then place the beads into a shape with a color combination in mind. Then pour the jelly mix over the beads and let it set to make a pretty, candy-like sticker.

This is a favorite of many girls! <b>Nijiiro Tsubutsubu Land</b> (Rainbow Beads Land)

It takes patience at the beginning…

This is a favorite of many girls! <b>Nijiiro Tsubutsubu Land</b> (Rainbow Beads Land)

Once your concentration locks in, you’ll start enjoying it.

This is a favorite of many girls! <b>Nijiiro Tsubutsubu Land</b> (Rainbow Beads Land)

It’s fun to make candies with a combination of colors in mind.

This is a favorite of many girls! <b>Nijiiro Tsubutsubu Land</b> (Rainbow Beads Land)

Pour the jelly mix very gently to set the shape.

This is a favorite of many girls! <b>Nijiiro Tsubutsubu Land</b> (Rainbow Beads Land)

Finally, our beautiful, jewelry-like jelly candy is ready!

Just like an authentic Indian curry <b>Tanoshii Nan Curry</b>

With this DIY kit, you can make confection that not only looks and smells like curry but also tastes like curry too! Other than pouring water into the accompanying mix, you’ll also need to cook it in a microwave. It’s important to knead the dough once it is set and make a clear elephant shape. After cooking the curry and nan in a microwave, the confection will start releasing an authentic, curry-like spicy smell.

Just like an authentic Indian curry <b>Tanoshii Nan Curry</b>

Knead the dough for the naan steadily.

Just like an authentic Indian curry <b>Tanoshii Nan Curry</b>

An authentic smell of curry will waft through the room after heating the ingredients in a microwave.

Just like an authentic Indian curry <b>Tanoshii Nan Curry</b>

The dish is complemented by accompanying nuggets and a soda jelly.

High quality <b>Kuru Kuru Takoyaki</b> (Spinning Octopus Balls) is a surprise even for locals!

This DIY takoyaki (octopus balls) kit is so precise that it even has small pieces of octopus and mayonnaise. You can achieve this high level of accomplishment!
After making eight pieces of octopus, place them onto the dough and heat them up. Turn them over using your skills… now they are mini-takoyaki balls! They look so authentic and cute!

High quality <b>Kuru Kuru Takoyaki</b> (Spinning Octopus Balls) is a surprise even for locals!

This is before cooking them in the microwave.

High quality <b>Kuru Kuru Takoyaki</b> (Spinning Octopus Balls) is a surprise even for locals!

They look so real!

The <b>Hamburger</b> kit comes with some popular side dishes.

This DIY kit is to make a pretty hamburger set.
Place the meat patties and cheese between the cooked burger buns to make a double burger and hamburger, both of which look so authentic! It comes with side dishes that include fried potatoes and coke. The cup and bag have an American look and the colors are so cute too. Remember to make the coke at the end because the bubbles disappear very quickly.

The <b>Hamburger</b> kit comes with some popular side dishes.

Simply cut the yellow dough vertically to make fried potatoes.

The <b>Hamburger</b> kit comes with some popular side dishes.

The accompanying coke even makes bubbles!

The <b>Hamburger</b> kit comes with some popular side dishes.

They just look so cute from any angle!

Can’t read Japanese? No problem!

The attached QR code is to watch a movie on how to make these candies. There are many unofficial movies available in which people are trying to make these candies.

Find these kits at Don Quijote!

These candy kits can be found at Don Quijote and some supermarkets! They are priced pretty reasonably at between 200 – 300 yen.

At the MEGA Don Quijote Shibuya Head store (which was renovated in 2017), these DIY kits can be found in the confectionary and/or souvenir sections. You will also find a wider variety of kits than those introduced in this article.
These kits are a great souvenir for yourself, as well as for little kids! Check your nearest Don Quijote store to find your favorite ones!

Find these kits at Don Quijote!

MEGA Don Quijote Shibuya Main Store

Tokyo Shibuya-ku Udagawacho 28-6

0570076311

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