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Wagashi: Kyoto Toraya’s Year of the Tiger Namagashi

March 17th, 2010 by Kyoto Foodie

This is the Year of the Tiger and I got my tiger themed new year namagashi from Toraya again, same as last year. It is called Sachi Tora (幸とら), or Happy Tiger. Like last year's ox, this delightful design is quite abstract and uses cinnamon to create both flavor and fragrance but moreover a novel visual effect. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="580" ...

Tags: Eto Chinese Zodiac, Japanese New Year, Kyoto Toraya Confectionery, maccha, namagashi, shogatsu
Category: Kyoto Cuisine, shinise (老舗), wagashi (和菓子) | 1 Comment »

Wagashi: Kyoto Toraya’s Year of the Ox Namagashi

January 14th, 2009 by Kyoto Foodie

Wagashi: Kyoto Toraya's Year of the Ox Namagashi 京都とらや のどかな朝 There is a blend of sophistication, beauty, simplicity and cuteness in namagashi, especially Kyoto namagashi, that is just unlike anything else in the foodie universe. In food and non-food related design, the traditional Japanese sense is something from another, bygone world, but still seems so essential even in our time.

Tags: chagashi, Eto - Year of the Cow, Eto Chinese Zodiac, Japan Dento Spell, Japanese New Year, Kyoto Toraya Confectionery, Kyoto Yatsuhashi omiyage, namagashi, shogatsu, winter, Year of the Ox
Category: Japanese culture, wagashi (和菓子) | 3 Comments »

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