Jiu Zhen Nan pineapple cake: From Taiwan, a country that reveres the pineapple cake. Cake itself is very buttery and rich, but the pineapple filling is substantial and satisfying. Good in small quantities. 3.0/5.0
jiuzhennan chinese taiwanese pineapplecake cake pineapple asian 3.0Paris Baguette cafe mocha roll: Asian roll cake with a prominent but not overpowering coffee flavor. Filling is rich and contains nuts that provide texture. Cake is moist and satisfying. 3.5/5.0
cake mocha parisbaguette rollcake desserts sweets recommended cafe roll 3.5Lotte Choco Pie: Chocolate covered nostalgia. Unfortunately not as good as I recall from my childhood. Cake is quite dry, but the marshmallow filling is satisfying, and the chocolate is thin. I appreciate that it's lightly sweetened, with 10g of sugar in a pie (much less than you would find in an equivalent American snack). 3.0/5.0
lotte chocopie hmart chocolate marshmallow cake korean sweets choco pie 3.0萩の月 仙台銘菓: Japanese confection consisting of custard encased in a sponge cake. The cake is light and mild, but the filling is rich. The custard tastes like a cross between asian pudding and egg custard. A surprising treat. 4.0/5.0
custard japanese cake sponge recommended 仙台銘菓 4.0Jinga rice wine cake: Korean rice flour "cake" that had a glutinous yet spongy texture. Traditionally called jeungpyeon, it is similar in flavor to sake-steamed glutinous rice desserts you might have in Taiwan. Unfortunately, this version is dry and difficult to eat, and the flavor is one dimensional. 1.5/5.0
jinga korean ricecake glutinous rice avoid hmart wine cake 1.5