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People say that when you’re stressed, you should eat desserts, simply because stressed spelled backwards is desserts. Even before the sugar arrived in Japan, they have been making desserts using ingredients such as sweet beans and rice flour.

Here are the top 10 mouthwatering Japanese desserts that you’ll absolutely fall in love with:

1. Mochi - A Japanese rice cake made of flour. It is commonly used in making desserts while being a dessert on its own.

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2. Daifuku - A glutinous rice cake stuffed with sweet filling like ice cream. It is a common dessert in Japan.

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3. Crepes - Japanese crepes are wrapped with pancake and can be filled with different fillings like fruit on top, chocolate or whipped cream. Yum!

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4. Ice Cream - Ice cream is popular wherever you go but try out the popular Matcha Ice Cream of Japan and forget the rest!

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5. Mochi Ice Cream - Mochi stuffed with ice cream rolled into a rice flour for it to be less sticky as it melts. What a luscious combination!

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6. Dango - It is a dumpling made of mochi served in a skewer and often paired with a cup of hot green tea.

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7. Namagashi - It is a traditional type of wagashi (dessert) made of rice flour and sweet paste filling. It is often served at tea ceremonies.

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8. Uiro - Made up of rice flour and sugar, Uiro is considered to be a traditional dessert in Japan.

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9. Manju - A sweet dumpling usually baked with stuffed red bean paste.

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10. Coffee Jelly - A coffee turned into jelly and topped with vanilla milk.

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Some desserts are just too adorable to eat! But all of them will surely satisfy your sweet tooth. Remember, when stressed, eat desserts.