Wagashi: Walnut Gyuhi Mochi with Cinnamon

February 27, 2009 3 Comments

Wagashi: Walnut Gyuhi Mochi with Cinnamon 百万遍かぎや益寿糖

Ekijuto is a rare kind of mochi that was first created by a pharmacist with the intent of combining medicine and sweets. Contemporary Ekijuto mochi is flavored with cinnamon and walnut.…

Vinegar Shinise: Fruit Vinegar Chocolate Valentine’s Day Bonbons

February 16, 2009 5 Comments

Fruit Vinegar Chocolate Valentine’s Day Bonbons from Vinegar Shinise! 内堀醸造酢ボンボン

Happy Valentine’s Day Peko! You’re my favorite foodie! This year I skipped the usual maccha chocolate and got Peko fruit flavored vinegar chocolates from a vinegar shinise company in Gifu that has a small stand at Takashimaya Department Store in Kyoto. The novel flavors of blueberry, orange and grapefruit,…

Wagashi: ‘Eco-friendly’ Kinako Mochi

February 13, 2009 1 Comment

Eco Eco Kinako Mochi エコエコきなこ餅

Miwa found this very unusual ‘Eco Eco Mochi’ the other day. The producer, Sentaro, whose tasty wagashi products we have reviewed a number of times on KyotoFoodie, explains that as this mochi uses the skins of azuki beans for flavoring, which are usually thrown out as waste, it is environmentally friendly mochi. This is…

KyotoFoodie Obama Inauguration Party – Sake Kasu Roll Cake and Doburoku Sake

January 27, 2009 9 Comments

Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! KyotoFoodie Obama Inauguration Party – Sake Kasu Roll Cake and Doburoku Sake

Things in my homeland grew so bad over the last 8 years that we had to reject a real patriot who we could have chosen for president 8 years ago and bet on this newcomer with precious little experience and no resumé…

Wagashi: Kuromame Daifuku Mochi

January 26, 2009 8 Comments

Kuromame (Black Bean) Daifuku Mochi from Demachi Futaba 京都ふたば丹波黒豆大福

Today, while passing through Demachiyanagi, there wasn’t usual huge line at Demachi Futaba Mochi Store, so I peeked in and noticed that in addition to the usual line-up of mame-mochi (mochi with whole beans) they had kuromame daifuku, mochi made with black beans from Tamba, in rural Kyoto…

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