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Today's topic is doughnuts. It seems Dunkin's Donut is popular in the U.S. but Mister Donut is the dominant doughnut shop here.
According to Wikipedia, Dunkin's and Mr. Donut are originally sisters. But most of the Mr. Donut shops were altered to Dunkin's after Dunkin's took over Mr. Donut in 1990, so there are only a few Mr. Donut shops in the U.S. now.
On the contrary, Wiki says that the Japanese headquarters of Mr. Donut is in Osaka and there are over 1400 shops in Japan. So the word "doughnut" reminds us the name Mr. Donut first.
Well, there emerge a series of pink doughnuts in the shops this spring. Those are called "Sakura French", which seems to be named after the colour of cherry blossoms. The pink round one in the picture is that. Others are also my favorite doughnuts and pie.
There are 4 types of "Sakura French". Those are the same shape but the tastes are different. One is with pink soy bean paste, the others are with cream or honey. I especially like the one with soy bean paste. Anyway the colour is cute and just for spring, isn't it?
And the following pictures are Christmas special doughnuts in the past, though the shapes are cakes. The cupcake type is "Mont Blanc Tree" of 2010. The snowman type is "Yukinko Daruma (nearly means a small snowman)" of 2011. For me, the Mont Blanc Tree was a hit but it didn't come back in 2011. It was a pity.
 "Mont Blanc Tree" in 2010
 "Yukinko Daruma" in 2011
Doughnuts are small and cheap but I think they can make us happy. A daily small happiness may be one of the important things in life. Don't you think so?
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