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Western-style sweets, Western confectionery
Sweets and desserts that originated in Western countries, as opposed to traditional Japanese sweets. Includes cakes, cookies, chocolate, etc.
この店は洋菓子で有名です。
This shop is famous for Western sweets.
洋菓子をお茶と一緒にいただく。
Have Western sweets together with tea.
誕生日に洋菓子のケーキを買いました。
I bought a Western-style cake for my birthday.
駅前の洋菓子店で、友達の誕生日ケーキを注文しました。
I ordered a birthday cake for my friend at the Western sweets shop in front of the station.
日本の洋菓子は見た目がきれいで味もおいしいので、お土産として喜ばれます。
Japanese Western sweets are beautiful and delicious, so they are appreciated as gifts.
洋菓子 refers to Western-style sweets and desserts.
洋 = Western, 菓子 = sweets/confectionery
Common types:
- ケーキ (cake)
- クッキー (cookies)
- チョコレート (chocolate)
- シュークリーム (cream puff)
- タルト (tart)
- マカロン (macaron)
- プリン (pudding/crème caramel)
Characteristics:
- Uses dairy (butter, cream, milk)
- Often uses wheat flour
- Typically sweeter than Japanese sweets
- Paired with coffee or tea
Opposite: 和菓子 (Japanese sweets)
- Uses 餡子, rice flour, etc.
- Less dairy, more natural flavors
- Paired with green tea