Wagashi: Autumn Theme Namagashi

November 23, 2008 8 Comments

Bells, flowers and leaves. While expressed in subtle terms, the simple beauty, the inventiveness in theme, the attention to season and the variety of the color palette of namagashi never ceases to amaze.…

Omiyage: Kurikinton Autumn Chestnut Confection

November 11, 2008 10 Comments

Omiyage: Kurikinton Autumn Chestnut Confection 栗きんとん

Boiled chestnuts mashed with sugar and twisted in fabric into shape makes kurikinton, an autumn delicacy and favorite souvenir of the mountainous areas of central Japan.…

Japanese Persimmon Shibugaki

October 31, 2008 19 Comments

Japanese Persimmon Shibugaki (渋柿)

Autumn is persimmon time in Japan. The shibugaki is an astringent persimmon that can be enjoyed only when it is very ripe, or has been blet. I like to spoon the soft, dripping flesh out like ice cream from a paper cup.…

Matsutake Mushroom at Kyoto Toriichi Shinise

September 28, 2008 8 Comments

Matsutake Mushroom at Kyoto Specialty Vegetable Store Toriichi Shinise (京特産とり市老舗松茸)

Matsutake is one of the most well loved — and expensive — foods in Japanese cuisine and it has been an autumn favorite in Kyoto throughout the centuries. Matsutake is in season now!…

Japanese Fruit: End of Summer Aomikan

September 15, 2008 15 Comments

Japanese Fruit: End of Summer Aomikan (Green Tangerine) 青みかん

Japanese Fruit: End of Summer Aomikan 青みかん

Aomikan, or ‘green tangerine’ mark the beginning of autumn. They are more sour than sweet and make a wonderfully refreshing snack in the still hot late afternoons and early evenings of this season.…

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