EY Y03 L11 Sweets and Desserts


  1. There are many delicious desserts that you can consider Japanese cuisine. Name one. How does it taste? Do you like this treat? Why?
  2. There are many delicious desserts that you can consider as European or Western in origin. Name one. How does it taste? Do you like this treat? Why?
  3. Do you have a sweet tooth? What do you eat too much of regularly?
  4. We often associate certain candies, treats or confections with our childhood and the place where we grew up. Tell us about a nostalgic childhood candy or treat you used to love. Where did you buy it (or who made it)? How much did it cost? What did it taste like or what was it made from? Can you still buy it now?
  5. Which sweet, desert or treat do you dislike? Why?
  6. When we consume too much rich food, for example around the winter holidays, we often need to do something to lose the weight we put on. What do you when you need to lose weight? Can you control your weight easily?

Question 1

I really enjoy taiyaki, especially the chocolate ones! It is custard, sweet beans, or chocolate cream that is encased in a thin like pastry in a shape of a fish. It is delicious.

Question 2

I love caramel cake. It is very sweet and I absolutely love it! I do not eat it often as I only have it on special occasions.

Question 3

Yes, I do. I try to only have sweets twice a month.

Question 4

My mother used to give my brother and I mini KitKats if we were good. They were not so expensive and they are more popular in Japan than in New Zealand.

Question 5

I have a strong dislike of banana, so anything that has banana in it. Yuk!

Question 6

I like to do gentle exercise and stay off sweets for a fair amount of time.

Tough Vocabulary

- English - - Japanese -
encased 封入
absolutely love it とても気に入っています
stay off 離れている
fair amount of time 結構な時間