Explore
Food Stories & Ingredient Guides
Explore ingredient guides, food histories, and thoughtful notes that help curious home cooks understand what they use.
Food culture · playful cooking
Konapun, Japanese Food Play and Inspired Sweets
Curious about Konapun? Begin with the miniature-food idea, then explore Japanese-inspired sweets and flavors you can make in a real kitchen.
Where to begin
Konapun kits used powders, molds and tiny tools to imitate cooking on a miniature scale. They were toys, not edible recipe kits. For an edible project with a similarly playful spirit, try chewy sweet potato mochi, a matcha-and-black-sesame swirl loaf or matcha floating island.
Explore
Sweet Potato Mochi Recipe
Soft, chewy baked sweet potato mochi made with coconut milk and glutinous rice flour, with crisp golden edges.
Explore
Matcha and Black Sesame Swirl Bread
A soft enriched matcha loaf wrapped around a nutty black sesame filling, with detailed shaping cues.
Explore
Matcha Floating Island Dessert
Soft poached meringues floating on chilled matcha custard with toasted soybean powder and brown sugar syrup.
Still deciding what to make?
Browse the complete recipe index for more ideas. If you spot a mistake or have a question, you can also contact the Glutton Diaries editorial team.