Comments on: Wagashi: Kuromame Daifuku Mochi

By: jenjen

jenjen — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 02:41:15 +0000

This treat looks like some alien from the outer space! A delicious and mouth-watering alien-looking treat I look forward on trying.

By: CT

CT — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 05:39:15 +0000

That’s a quite interesting idea there, using large black beans. I may have to try that myself sometime, and kaizen, of course. lol

Making mochi is just so taxing, though, especially the post-op (cleaning).

By: Arun

Arun — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 21:13:08 +0000

I found them in Japan Centre, which is mainly food and has a book and gifts section too. My friend was kind enough to find out the names (I forgot to write them down!) We had Tsuyaguri, Kuriyokan, Ayashirabe and Kurizutsumi.

By: Peko-P

Peko-P — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 06:31:24 +0000

hi kat, Since ‘pre-blog’, eh? Well, Mr Tanigawa the Iron Chef defeater told me that Demachi Futaba’s mochi is unusual because it doesn’t get hard like other mochi, even the next day it is still quite soft. It seemed rather mysterious to him. So, yeah, you’ve got to check it out next time you are in Kyoto!

By: kat

kat — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 00:05:33 +0000

haven’t been back to futaba since pre-blog, will have to check them out again.

By: Peko-P

Peko-P — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:26:09 +0000

Hello Arun, Where in England did you find traditional wagashi?

Hello Chris, You haven’t been in Japan long enough to like anpanman. ha ha ha. Nor have I! I can’t figure out where Ryugetsudo is. It is on the east-west street between Kaihan and Eizan Demachi Stations?

Guu nigh foodies, this Peko is beat!!

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:31:13 +0000

I generally hate anko, anpanman or no. But these look and sound rather good. I might pick some up the next time I go to Ryugetsudo, which is just on the other side of Demachiyanagi station — turn left when you come out the main gate of the northbound line and it’s right there, next to a mediocre Chinese-ramen place and above a nice bakery. Eat quietly: they get shirty about noise disturbing the music.

By: Arun

Arun — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:09:54 +0000

Those mochi look absolutely amazing! I have a sweet tooth so I don’t usually mind sweet anko, but it is hard to find good mochi here in England. I did find some traditional wagashi this weekend though and found that in addition to anko, there are quite a lot of chestnuts in the sweets too!