Tokyo Banana: The Oriental Twinkie


mmm...Tokyo Banana cake.

No other souviner comes close from the megaopolis that is Tokyu.

The filling, it appears is based on banana, or so it would seem as the one I gobbled down yesterday had banana colorant and natural banana flavor.

While mascot-less, this little yellow zinger is top of the filled-spongecake genre, I think.

And whilst I write this, that poor sap Twinkie the Kid (a cartoon mascot of Hostess, maker of Twinkies, Cupcakes, Snoballs and so on...) sheds a partially hydrogenated tear of jealousy. But never fear, as TTK is off again on his quest to fatten the fattest of the fatties, lassoing them in at discount bakery outlets, convienence stores and supermarket aisles nationwide.

Here is what the Tokyo Banana has written on its wrapper:

"Peope gather to Tokyo from here and there with memories of their home. And then, Tokyo gets everyone's home town. Tokyo Banana."

I wonder, would a green tea-flavoured Twinkie catch on in Japan?