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Wagashi: Chadango and Minazuki

Wagashi: Chadango and Minazuki (茶だんご みなづき)

Minazuki is an early summer wagashi that from centuries ago commoners ate on the day that royals ate — ice.

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Wagashi Series: Ryuen Rakuseki and Maccha Rakuseki (柳苑: 楽石・抹茶楽石)

Ryuen specializes in a simple and elegant wagashi that combines a center of candied kuri (chestnut) embedded in koshian (sweet azuki bean paste) with a coating of sugar and kuzu (arrow root starch), some with the addition of sugary green tea powder (maccha).
Ryuen’s wagashi is decidedly [...]

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