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<blockquote style="position: relative; padding-left: 55px;"><section><a href="https://toad.social/users/minorusaba/statuses/115777621498317780">Minoru Saba (minorusaba@toad.social)'s status on Thursday, 25-Dec-2025 10:31:47 JST</a><a href="https://toad.social/@minorusaba" title="minorusaba@toad.social"><img src="https://gnusocial.jp/avatar/139443-48-20230930221108.webp" width="48" height="48" alt="Minoru Saba" style="position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0;">Minoru Saba</a></section><article><p>Always interesting to see how Japan modifies and assimilates items and customs from abroad, but calling a sponge cake covered with strawberries and cream "Christmas Cake (クリスマスケーキ)" takes the biscuit.<br><a href="https://savvytokyo.com/christmas-cakes-in-japan-an-affectionate-history/" rel="nofollow">https://savvytokyo.com/christmas-cakes-in-japan-an-affectionate-history/</a><br>Used to bake a Dundee cake for the festive season (in protest) until getting overwhelmed by the feeling of "Bah! Humbug!" to over-commercialised events some years back.</p></article><footer><a rel="bookmark" href="https://gnusocial.jp/conversation/5988844#notice-11783184">In conversation</a><time datetime="2025-12-25T10:31:47+09:00" title="Thursday, 25-Dec-2025 10:31:47 JST">about 4 months ago</time> <span>from <span><a href="https://toad.social/@minorusaba/115777621498317780" rel="external" title="Sent from toad.social via ActivityPub">toad.social</a></span></span><a href="https://toad.social/@minorusaba/115777621498317780">permalink</a><h4>Attachments</h4><ol><li><article><header><div>Domain not in remote thumbnail source whitelist: cdn.savvytokyo.com</div><h5><a href="https://savvytokyo.com/christmas-cakes-in-japan-an-affectionate-history/">Christmas Cake in Japan: An Affectionate History - Savvy Tokyo</a></h5><div> from <span>Elizabeth Sok</span></div></header><div>Move over cookies, in Japan, cake reigns supreme. Learn more about the Japanese Christmas cake and the history behind its popularity.</div><footer></footer></article></li></ol></footer></blockquote>

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Minoru Saba (minorusaba@toad.social)'s status on Thursday, 25-Dec-2025 10:31:47 JST Minoru Saba
Always interesting to see how Japan modifies and assimilates items and customs from abroad, but calling a sponge cake covered with strawberries and cream "Christmas Cake (クリスマスケーキ)" takes the biscuit.
https://savvytokyo.com/christmas-cakes-in-japan-an-affectionate-history/
Used to bake a Dundee cake for the festive season (in protest) until getting overwhelmed by the feeling of "Bah! Humbug!" to over-commercialised events some years back.
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  Move over cookies, in Japan, cake reigns supreme. Learn more about the Japanese Christmas cake and the history behind its popularity.

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