I received a care package full of edible Japanese and Taiwanese goodies from my aunt in Nagano today. Just in time for the 4th of July. Happy birthday America! 😉
Left: Oyaki ãŠã‚„ã　(buckwheat flour pies filled with various vegetable fillings, a specialty of Nagano)
Top-Center: Zongzi ç²½å(Taiwanese sticky rice dumplings steamed in bamboo leaves, similar to tamales but with sticky rice instead of masa and bamboo leaves instead of corn husks)
Bottom-Center: Jiaozi/Gyoza 餃å (dumplings filled with meat and vegetable, panfried or boiled, eaten in both Taiwan and Japan)
Top-Right: Gongwan 貢丸 (Taiwanese pork meaballs)
Bottom-Right: Taiwanese savory taro and rice cakes (I don’t think I have had these before, look good though!)