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While the word “Okashi (お菓子)” can refer to any kind of snack, sweet, and candy, regardless of where they are produced, “Wagashi (和菓子)” is the word for traditional Japanese confections. Wagashi comes in many...
Product introduction / Souvenirs / Sweets and Candies / Trivia
by Tomo · Published May 22, 2020 · Last modified June 1, 2021
In the previous entry, I wrote about Kinako Mochi. Actually, after posting the article, the sweet mochi dish reminded me of Shizuoka’s specialty wagashi sweet called “Abekawa Mochi (安倍川もち)”. Abekawa Mochi (安倍川もち) Abekawa Mochi...
Product introduction / Recipes / Sweets and Candies
by Tomo · Published May 19, 2020 · Last modified June 1, 2021
The traditional Japanese food, “Mochi (餅)” is a plain rice cake made of glutinous rice called “Mochi Gome (餅米)”. Mochi is available in various forms and the sweets made with the rice cake or...
Snacks / Sweets and Candies / Trivia
by Tomo · Published April 9, 2020 · Last modified April 15, 2021
Often used in traditional Japanese confections or “Wagashi (和菓子)”, “Mochi (餅)” is a plain white rice cake made of glutinous rice called “Mochi-Gome (もち米)”. When Mochi is used in Wagashi sweets, it is typically...
Product introduction / Sweets and Candies
by Tomo · Published March 19, 2020 · Last modified March 20, 2021
Although it is getting warmer and warmer day by day here in Niigata, Japan, today on the way home from work, I stopped by a supermarket and bought a traditional Wagashi sweet that represents Japan’s springtime....
Product introduction / Snacks / Souvenirs / Sweets and Candies
by Tomo · Published March 5, 2020 · Last modified March 18, 2021
The “Sakura (桜)” cherry blossom season is just around the corner in Tokyo, but unfortunately, yesterday’s online news reported that the Tokyo Metropolitan Government asks people to refrain from having “Hanami (花見)” cherry blossom viewing...
Product introduction / Sweets and Candies
by Tomo · Published February 23, 2019 · Last modified September 25, 2020
“Mochi Gashi (餅菓子)” is the Japanese word for Wagashi confections whose main ingredient is glutinous rice or non-glutinous rice, and the representative examples include “Daifuku (大福)” and “Kashiwa Mochi (柏餅)“. Actually, other than Daifuku...
Product introduction / Souvenirs / Sweets and Candies
by Tomo · Published September 18, 2018 · Last modified February 4, 2021
Sweetened Azuki red bean paste, or “Anko (あんこ)” is one of the essential ingredients for traditional Japanese confections “Wagashi (和菓子)“. For example, when I think of Wagashi sweets made with Anko paste, what comes...
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I'm Tomo, a Japanese blogger living in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. For the purpose of enriching your life, I would like to introduce things about Japan on this blog, especially unique Japanese products, cooking recipes, cultures, and facts and trivia.
