Wagashi: Kyoto Daimonji Theme Shiruko Red Azuki Bean Porridge 汁粉
Shiruko is a hot, sweet soup-like dessert flavored with azuki beans and mochi that is very popular in Japan. It can be found on the menus of traditional style tea houses. I was given an elegant set of 5 shiruko in packages on the theme of the Daimonji. Daimonji is an ...
Kyoto Daimonji Namagashi 大文字 生菓子
More Daimonji! The biggest of the big characters of the late-summer mountainside bonfires is 'dai', literally 'great' or 'big'. Here it is on a sweet, soft and chewy tea ceremony confection.
52 Day Moromi Junmai Ginjo Namazake + New Project 五拾弐日もろみ 純米吟醸生
A new and excellent sake discovery! Photos with Paku's new iPhone. Great label design. New, and secret Peko project!
Wagashi: Daimonji Senbei and Kompeito 京都 大文字 送り火 せんべい こんぺいとう
Daimonji: A festival like non other in the entire world! Daimonji, literally means ‘great (big) character’. On a mid-August night massive bonfires are burned on 5 mountainsides surrounding Kyoto in the form of Chinese characters and pictograms to guide the visiting spirits back to the other world. Tawaraya Yoshitomi uses the ...
Daimonji and Chofu: Pay Your Taxes in Wagashi!
It's chofu, a waffle wrapper with gooey gyuhi inside -- and it has a '大' branded on it. What the heck is this all about?
