Bunmeido Souhonten Main Store — Local services in Nagasaki

In the 16th century, the Portuguse reached southern Japan and soon started trade and missionary work. Nagasaki was then the only Japanese port open for foreign commerce. The Portuguese introduced many then-unusual things, such as guns, tobacco, pumkins and  the castella  cake. In the Edo period in part due to the cost of sugar, castella was an expensive dessert to make despite the ingredients sold by the Portuguese. When the Emperor of Japan`s envoy  envoy was invited, the Tokugawa Shotgunate  was presented the Castella.. Over the years, its taste changed to suit Japanese palates.

To day, Castella cakes are sold in Nagasaki supermarkets, gifts and souvenir shops. There are so many varieties of Castella cakes.

Try it when you are in Nagasaki.It...

Their cakes were ok but not their service.... It has been great after travelling for more than a week in this region,the friendly people we meet during our self-drive,the places we had our meals in,the shop we patronise along the way but,not this shop. We didn't feel welcome at all... And the thing is: there wasn't even any people in the shop when we stepped in that afternoon.... (probably it's the weather 🤷🏻‍♀️) We actually intend to buy more as gifts after reading great reviews about their castle cakes but....well, there's always other stuff which can substitute for this...I...

Gotta say 長崎の文明堂 Bunmeido does make one of the best カステラ “castela” in Japan. This is their main head shop 総本店 in Nagasaki. Their castela is just rich and heavy unlike others you have had in the market. Also, they have fruit jelly and different variations of castela you can choose from. Must stop by if you are...