Ningyo-yaki: Tokyo’s Tasty Dolls
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In choosing a souvenir from Tokyo many tourist might pick up a package of ningyo-yaki, literally meaning “fried dolls.” Yes indeed, “fried” – but these cookies are made of a sweetened batter and often have sugared bean paste inside. Needless to say, they taste delicious! Ningyo-yaki also sport a wide variety of shapes and forms, as they are fried in special moulds to give them their playful figures. Skip your diets and let PingMag show you all about making them.
Written by Ryoko
Translated by Kevin Mcgue
We just followed our noses: At the Asakusa Nakamise shopping street, the air was full of the sweet smell of freshly made goodies with many ningyo-yaki stands on both sides of the street. The ningyo-yaki sold here characterize the religious and cultural forms of the Asakusa area, taking on the form of the pagoda, lanterns, or the Seven Lucky Gods. Other sweets fashionably resemble the faces of Bunraku puppets.