Wagashi: Gion Chigo Mochi

September 18, 2008 12 Comments

Wagashi: Kyoto Sanjo Wakasaya Gion Chigo Mochi (三条若狭屋祇園ちご餅)

Gion Chigo Mochi covered in sparkly ice-like flakes, filled with sweet and salty miso has been a Kyoto favorite for about 100 years!…

Wagashi: Daimonji Okuribi Senbei and Kompeito

August 17, 2008 11 Comments

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…

Kyoto Furoshiki Store Karakusaya

August 9, 2008 29 Comments

Kyoto Furoshiki Store Karakusaya (唐草屋)

The furoshiki wrapping cloth is both utilitarian and beautiful. In daily life it is used to wrap and carry lunch boxes to work or picnics and on special occasions for wrapping gifts of food and drink.…

Wagashi: Suetomi Kyoto Tea Ceremony Namagashi

August 8, 2008 10 Comments

Wagashi: Suetomi Kyoto Tea Ceremony Namagashi

The finest wagashi for the tea ceremony are sweets for the mind, the motifs come from classical poetry and painting.…

Wagashi: Wasanbon Sugar Sesame Mochi

August 4, 2008 5 Comments

Rakanmochi: Wasanbon Sugar Sesame Mochi (羅漢餅)

Rakanmochi is sesame flavored mochi encased in a firm but dry and crumbly block of Japanese wasanbon sugar and requires a slight bit of excavation in order to enjoy.…

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