A few years ago I began regularly crossing the country from my main residence in Yokohama to live part time in Nagasaki. Spending long stints in the historic Kyūshū city, once the center of Japan’s ...

Fukusaya Castella brings with it almost 400 years of history. It’s relatively accessible to us in this day and age, but back in the 16th century, the high cost of sugar made this sweet treat a luxury ...

Foodies, mark your calendars — the signature Japanese sponge cakes from Fukusaya Castella, a confectionery brand founded in 1624 in Nagasaki prefecture, Kyushu island, will hit our shores on August 20 ...

Fukusaya, a long-established castella shop that has been in business since 1624, has released Yasohachi Castella, the first castella cake in their 400-year history to be made using rice flour. The ...

I made a delicious castella flan cake—it's a rich, creamy flan topped with fluffy castella cake! This dessert combines the best of both worlds with a final touch of espresso for added depth. This ...

Castella is one of the most interesting sponge cakes you’ll ever make. With its beginnings coming from Portuguese traders but with centuries of adaptation in Japan, and made from bread flour leavened ...

On the Japanese internet, users are raving about castella (カステラ) French toast, made from the popular Japanese sponge cake originally brought to the country by Portuguese merchants. French toast and ...