Baked confectionery such as chocolates, cookies and madeleine cakes, as well as desserts such as puddings, jelly, and cold dessert are popular desserts which are often ordered by Japanese women. Besides well-known dessert shops throughout Japan, there are a lot of products at EC(e-commercial) websites which are made using premium ingredients. Today we are going to introduce some desserts which are popular and often ordered from EC websites.
The popular chocolate brand in Hokkaido
Even for chocolate, there are varieties of chocolates including raw chocolate, plate chocolate, truffles, and nut confectioneries. Especially for raw chocolate and truffles, there is a famous brand in Hokkaido, “Royce” which has lots of variety ranging from matcha flavors, strawberry flavors, and many more. On the other hand, the bitter plate chocolate is often used in common households.
"Baked confectionery" is suitable as a gift because it can be kept for a long time
Cookies and baked confectioneries are often ordered for gift-giving purposes because these items can be kept for a longer time in normal temperature. The popular items include Baumkuchen, pound cake, Rusk, Castella, Madeleine, etc. There is a wide selection of confectioneries to select from. Some of them are the cookies from the famous brand, while some of them have a column to write your message. Besides, there are some “imperfect products” such as the Cookies with cracks, and the left-over pieces of Castella and Baumkuchen, etc. are popular for home own consumption.
"Pudding & Jelly" which is particular about quality materials are popular!
The pudding is made by using pumpkin from Hokkaido and the cream is made by using a premium ingredient, both are the popular and hot topic items on EC Websites. Especially jelly from the well-known manufacturer, “Senbikiya-sohonten” and “Shiseido Parlour” are among these popular items. Since jelly can be stored at room temperature for long periods of time, it is a popular item as a mid-year gift and end-of-year gift. The other products such as the one with the whole Mikan(mandarin orange) and the one which made by using premium grapes like Niagara and Puone are also a popular items on EC websites. The price of Pudding is about 1,500 yen for 4 pieces, and 3,000 yen for 8 pieces of jelly.
"Ice cream & sherbet" during hot summer!
There are various choices of ice cream and sherbet including those made by using Hokkaido's fresh milk, sets which you can eat and compare, and those with the beautiful toppings. It is a hot item during summer and costs only about 3,000 yen for all 8 pieces. All of these are delivered by a frozen refrigerated courier service.
The popular cake products, Le Tao and Mon Cher!
There are various selections of cake such as cheesecake, chocolate cake, rolled cake, tart, mil crepe, etc. Among all the items, Double Fromage from Le Tao is the most popular cheesecake, while “Dojima Roll” from Mon Cher is the most popular rolled cake on EC websites. A whole cheesecake, or rolled cake is about 2,000 yen, while tarts are about 1,500 yen for every 5 pieces.
What types of product do you usually order online? Please share with us in the comment column!
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