Kyoto Strategies and Customs for Feeling Cool in Summer
This yokan wagashi is section of river with swimming fish, floating green leaves and boulders that in addition to being tasty meant to have a cooling effect on the mind of the eater.
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Wagashi: Firefly Theme Namagashi
Firefly Theme Namagashi 亀屋良長 蛍テーマ生菓子
This wagashi from a historic shinise store in Kyoto, Kameyama Yoshinaga, is reminiscent of fireflies on verdant green foliage of early summer.
Wagashi: Daimonji Okuribi Senbei and Kompeito
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 ...
Depachika: Kamonasu Dengaku
Depachika: Kamonasu Dengaku (Baked Eggplant with Miso) 賀茂なす田楽
Nasu Dengaku must be one of Japan's all time greatest dishes!
Doyo Ushinohi: Unagi Eel Day, July 24th
Doyo Ushinohi: Unagi Eel Day, July 24th うなぎ土用丑の日
Unagi, or freshwater eel, is a very popular food in contemporary Japan and there is a dedicated 'Eel Day' in mid-summer (this year July 24th) on which most Japanese eat unagi.