Warm-up

1. 🔊 What’s your favourite dessert?
2. 🔊 Do you prefer western desserts or Japanese desserts?
3. 🔊 Do you think American people would like Japanese desserts?

Key Words & Phrases

1. 🔊 Very detailed
2. 🔊 Hella pretty
3. 🔊 This is too frickin’ cute
4. 🔊 texture
5. 🔊 Savoury
6. 🔊 I don’t care for this one as much
7. 🔊 It’s sweet, but it’s also got this hint of saltiness, so it balances it all out.
8. 🔊 I don’t want my human-ness to destroy this artistry
9. 🔊 This would be a great Boomerang
10. 🔊 It’s just the right amount of sweetness
11. 🔊 It’s light, so it’s not too overwhelming to your palate.
12. 🔊 It tastes like wealth, like I literally just got 2.5 million in my bank.
13. 🔊 I’m gonna treat myself to some fancy food
14. 🔊 It has a very firm gelatinous feel
15. 🔊 Once you bite into it it softens immediately
16. 🔊 I’m just not a jello lady
17. 🔊 We’re sleeping here in the US on our dessert game.

Discussion Questions

1. Do you like these desserts?
2. Are these desserts good for introducing to people who have never tried Japanese food?
3. Are there any other Japanese desserts you’d recommend?