John Lindsey
01-19-2011, 02:30 PM
Dear Alice, I love desserts of all kinds, but eating my way through the cake shops of Japan is wreaking havoc on my waistline. When I mentioned this to a Japanese friend, she said I need to wean myself off crepes and cream puffs and opt instead for wagashi — traditional Japanese confections. I say sweets are sweets, but she claims the Japanese variety is better for you. How the heck can that be? And what's in wagashi anyway? I can't read the labels.Tina S., Wakayama Prefecture
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