This donut blog post is coming from the archives of the donut files.  This dates back to 2006 when my family and I went to Kyoto, Japan.  We walked around a street market and I saw an old man making donuts by hand and frying each of them one by one.  Apparently, our friends in the far east enjoy these delectable round treats as much as we do!  The first thing I noticed was the meticulous preparation he put into each donut.  I guess that is why he could justify charging 105 yen which was the equivalent to a little more than 1 US dollar at the time.

Various Japanese Donuts

I pointed out the one I wanted and settled on a cake based donut glazed with bits of corn flakes on top.  The donut was warm and fluffy on the inside but the corn flakes gave it texture and a crunch on the outside.  The frosting was mildly sweet but sweet enough to create harmony with the donut itself.  It was definitely nothing I’ve experienced in the States.  I would definitely say it was “oyishi” which means “delicious” in Japanese.   I give it 4.25 donuts out of 5.