Saturday, December 12, 2009

Castella or Kasutera (Kasutera)

Castella or Kasutera (Kasutera)

Castella or Kasutera (Kasutera) is a Japanese sponge cake, rectangular made from sugar, eggs, flour, and mizuame (liquid sugar from starch). Castella cake known as a typical Nagasaki, although most likely come from Spain, and brought to Japan by Portuguese missionaries in the 16th century.

The name "Castella" comes from Portuguese pao de Castella (bread of the region Castilla). Castella is generally sold in containers of rectangular boxes, and called Castella bars (sao Castella). In addition, baby Castella (Castella sized mini form of popular anime characters) a lot sold on the sidewalk when there Matsuri (traditional festival in Japan)