With kawaii being Japan’s all-conquering king — converting anything and everything to the cute and cuddly — it’s perhaps not surprising to now see food getting the, erm, ‘fun’ treatment.
And, in this particular case, not only does it add a certain perkiness to the product, but it also perfectly explains what animal one will be eating.
But somewhat forced cynicism aside, as cute goes, they do, it has to be said, have a certain something.
Although there again, next week’s supposed special of spotted dick could be a very different story altogether.
Rosier says
Gotta love these! They are indeed ‘kawaii’, no matter how overused that word is.
Yoli says
Oh these are GREAT!
LeelaBijou says
Wow, very cool!
Btw, it´s the first time I stop by your blog and it´s awesome! I love it. 🙂
Teabie says
KAWAII!
Stephanie A Thomas says
I ate that! It was good.
Yimin says
I’m loving these buns that I dun tink i’ll bear to take a bite!
Are these hot buns or cold pastries by the way?
anyone? =)
K says
These are just too cute! Uwaaa I want one ~ ã©ã†ã‚‚ã‹ã‚ã„ã„～＾ï¼ï¼¾
Lee says
They are nikuman or butaman Yimin, although either way it’s essentially the same thing.
There’s an explanation here
Cris Gotangcco says
Domo arigato! I think… those things are almost too cute to eat. The comment about the next menu is hillarious.
Dorela says
It’s so cute! thanks for sharing
Foodfreak says
what a cute idea
Razor says
Food always gets extra points for being cute AND tasty, IMO. =D
Chaz says
Nice! I want some :/
eldritch says
Pigs probably don’t make kawaii look-alikes when they eat Japanese children