“Ningyo yaki”, literally “grilled dolls” are traditional sweets from Tokyo. They are formed into dolls and are traditionally filled with red bean paste, but nowadays they can also be filled with chocolate or custard cream.
In Tokyo, these can be found everywhere, but in Asakusa and in Ningyocho, traditional areas of Tokyo, a lot of shops are making them the traditional way and it’s possible to observe the baking process.
It’s after watching the TV drama, Shinzanmono which is set in Ningyocho, that I found about those sweets and as we went to visit the area, I made it a mission to buy the ningyo yaki from Ningyocho.
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