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Mid-Winter Wagashi: Kyoto Toraya Red Plum Blossom with Frost Theme Namagashi Confection

January 23rd, 2010 by
Mid-Winter Wagashi: Kyoto Toraya Red Plum Blossom with Frost Theme Namagashi Confection
A wagashi confection that was created in 1699 by Toraya is a beautiful and unmistakable expression of a mid-winter plum blossom. It is called Shimokobai 霜紅梅, or red plum blossom with frost. This confection, created centuries ago, expresses something that I can only clearly recall seeing once: fruit blossoms in snow.
Mid-Winter Wagashi: Kyoto Toraya Red Plum Blossom with Frost Theme Namagashi Confection 京都 とらや 霜紅梅 生菓子Toraya 'Shimokobai' Tea Ceremony Confection
While it is mid-winter…
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Category: Kyoto Cuisine, Nakagyo ward (中京区), wagashi (和菓子) | 13 Comments »

Wagashi: Miso Flavored Chigiri Mochi in Wasanbon Sugar

November 27th, 2009 by
Wagashi: Miso Flavored Chigiri Mochi in Wasanbon Sugar
This entry is part 4 of 7 in the series Do Not Miss
Kyoto Top-ten Foodie Omiyage Souvenir: Miso Chigiri Mochi This is miso flavored gyuhi mochi from Honda Miso and it is a masterpiece! In addition to the novel and exceptional taste, this is a foodie souvenir that you ought to be able to take back home with you…
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Category: machiya (町家), omiyage, Product, shinise (老舗), wagashi (和菓子) | 6 Comments »

Bontan Ame – Traditional Japanese Gyuhi-Mochi and Pectin Soft Candy

September 1st, 2009 by
Bontan Ame – Traditional Japanese Gyuhi-Mochi and Pectin Soft Candy
Our regular readers may recall last year that we introduced Bontan Ame, a classic soft Japanese mochi-like candy made in the southern island of Kyushu with a regional citrus called bontan. I don’t eat much candy but in recent months I have become bontan ame crazed! I eat a box of it nearly everyday. Fortunately bontan ame is not terribly…
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Category: Japanese culture, Product, wagashi (和菓子) | 6 Comments »

Boy’s Day Koinobori Chofu

May 5th, 2009 by
Tango-no-Sekku (Boy’s Day) Koinobori Chofu 端午の節句鯉のぼり調布 Tango-no-Sekku (Boy's Day) Koinobori Chofu 端午の節句鯉のぼり調布
May 5th is Boy’s Day, or Tango-no-Sekku in Japan. Colorful koi (carp) fabric streamers, some gigantic, are flown from house roofs and condominium verandas by families with young boys. I found these koinobori chofu at a wagashi shop in Nara the other day, I hadn’t seen anything like this before.…
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Category: Japanese culture, wagashi (和菓子) | 1 Comment »

Spring Wagashi: Sakura Yomogi Gyuhi Mochi

March 17th, 2009 by
Sakura Yomogi Gyuhi Mochi 桜と蓬のもちひ 仙太郎 Sakura Yomogi Gyuhi Mochi 桜と蓬のもちひ 仙太郎
Itadakimono: The sakura cherry season is about upon us again. The ‘early’ variety of sakura are just starting to bloom in Kyoto. So, that means sakura everything, including food for about the next month or so. I was given this box of sakura and yomogi gyuhi mochi by a dinner guest the other day.…
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Category: shinise (老舗), wagashi (和菓子) | No Comments »
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