Japanese Castella Cake (Pack of 1, Matcha)

I was excited when I first got these. They looked delicious. However, after taking a few bites of the first one I realize it was dry and steel. I picked up the next one. Opened it up and tried. Same results. Tried the next one and the next. They all tasted stale. Thought I would check the expiration date but none of them have an expiration date printed on the packaging. These will be going in the trash.

Just take taste like a rather weak tasting angel food cake. Not much flavor

If you’ve never had castella before, it’s vaguely like a pound cake, but a bit sweeter and a bit drier.These Imuraya ones are about on par with other packaged ones I’ve had from Japan (but not exactly close to ones fresh from a bakery). They’re quite sweet (note that two slices are 60% your daily value of added sugars), juuuust on the borderline of being overly so. Considering there’s no added fat (i.e. no oil nor butter), it’s still relatively moist.Ingredients:Original - egg, sugar, wheat flour, corn starch syrup, water (pic)Matcha - egg, sugar, wheat flour, corn starch syrup, water, powdered green teaCheese - egg, sugar, wheat flour, corn starch syrup, water, cheese powder (cheese solids <pasteurized milk, salt, culture, enzymes>, milk solids, salt, lactic acid), natural flavorExpiration date of the ones I received 4/2023 range from 7/24/23 - 8/3/23, but the package says “The printed expiration date only applies when the product is kept frozen. Please consume within 90 days after defrosting.” (pic), and these aren’t frozen, so…?Package says “Product of China”, but the current listing info here says “Country of origin: Japan”.

I love japanese desserts, theyre so fun and tasty! The flavors are very interesting, dont see them all the time, its good!

I received the item today and opened the package, however I can't eat it because it's full of mold.Also this item doesn't have the expiration date.It is not a safe item for anyone.Before eating, you should look at the bottom and side of cake carefully.

4 year old Niece said these taste like the dentist's office. Enough said.

When I ordered these I did not know what to expect. You get a package of three flavors -- original, matcha, and cheese. While my husband did not like the cheese, I found it tasty myself. He did like the original, though. Each package comes with seven generous slices of cake, and you can eat them one by one, or, in my case, I used some of them as a base for fruit and whipped cream, which tasted very good. Since these are imported, the price is fair for the product. I enjoyed them all and would have no hesitation in purchasing these again.

2 of the 5 cakes I bought had mold on them and they can not be returned.