Interested in traditional desserts from Japan? From classic mochi to elegant, colorful nerikiri, we break down the Japanese ...

That was the question put to the 18 national teams competing at the 2025 national heritage-themed Pastry World Cup in Lyon this weekend, and they had nine hours to come up with an answer.

The Pastry World Cup. The biennial event features ... Top honors went to returning champions Japan, whose team put together a lemon, pear, marigold and chocolate granita in the shape of an Asanoha ...

The pineapple bun – bo lo bao, or bo lo yau when sliced open and stuffed with a slab of butter – is a popular Hong Kong pastry found ... was something similar in Japan”.

Takahashi Moe was a member of the Japanese team that won the top prize at the 2023 Pastry World Cup. She reflects on the experience and talks about the desserts concocted by the team.

That was the question put to the 18 national teams competing at the 2025 national heritage-themed Pastry World Cup in Lyon this weekend, and they had nine hours to come up with an answer. Japan’s ...

The Pastry World Cup. The biennial event features contestants ... Top honors went to returning champions Japan, whose team put together a lemon, pear, marigold and chocolate granita in the shape of an ...