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Omiyage: Kurikinton Autumn Chestnut Confection

Posted in omiyage, shinise, wagashi on Nov 11th, 2008

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.

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Wagashi: Ryuen Rakuseki and Maccha Rakuseki

Posted in near sightseeing spot, series, shinise, wagashi on Mar 11th, 2008

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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