How to pronounce Castella

Castella is written カステラ where it comes from. In the International Phonetic Alphabet it is /kasɯteɾa/. In plain English letters that is kah-soo-TEH-rah, with the stress on the syllable in capitals. There is no recording by a native speaker yet, so use the spelling and the IPA.

What is Castella?

Castella is a dessert of Japan. Where it comes from: Nagasaki. People usually eat it at teatime. Its main ingredients are egg and wheat & flour. It tastes sweet.

Where Castella comes from

Castella is one of 65 signature dishes of Japan on this map. See all dishes from Nagasaki.

• Champon ちゃんぽん · Noodles & pasta · Nagasaki

  Champon is the noodle dish of Nagasaki.

• Sara udon 皿うどん · Noodles & pasta · Nagasaki

  Sara udon, plate noodles, is a Nagasaki dish that despite its name is not made with udon.

• Sushi 寿司 · Main dish · Edo (Tokyo)

  Sushi began as a way to keep fish, not as a fresh delicacy.

• Ramen ラーメン · Noodles & pasta · Tokyo and Yokohama

  Ramen arrived with Chinese cooks.

• Okonomiyaki お好み焼き · Street food · Osaka and Hiroshima

  The name means "grilled as you like it", and that is the whole idea: a batter of wheat flour and shredded cabbage cooked on a hot iron plate with whatever the cook has, then brushed with a thick sweet-savoury sauce, mayonnaise, seaweed flakes and bonito.

• Tempura 天ぷら · Main dish · Edo (Tokyo)

  Deep-frying in batter came to Japan with Portuguese traders and missionaries who reached Nagasaki in the 16th century.

Food of Japan

Dishes like Castella in other countries

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• Šakotis · Dessert · Lithuania

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