慶風堂 (けいふうどう) カステラ
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Keifuudou Castella "Baked Wheat Cake" |
To my great delight, my eyes spotted this in the refrigerated section of HK Super. The English translation of the label on the back says it's "Baked Wheat Cake." Huh? It's KASUTERA -- Castella cake! Six slices for $3.99. The wrapper in the picture looks like that because I tore it open to get at those six slices. Next time, I'll take a picture before stuffing my face.
The Japanese label declares it a 洋菓子 (ようがし) or yōgashi, a Western-style sweet goodie, as opposed to 和菓子 or wagashi, a Japanese sweet thing. Castella is the Iberian sponge cake introduced by the Portuguese to Nagasaki in the 16th century.