Wagashi are delicious Japanese sweets, often served as part of a traditional tea ceremony. They are crafted to look like symbols of the season Japan is experiencing at the particular moment when the sweets are made. In Kyoto, Japan’s most traditional city, the way of making wagashi is known as Kyogashi and there are many places around the city where you can try your hand at making some Kyogashi for yourself! A Lesson in Sweet-making Author’s photo I had the opportunity to experience making Kyogashi sweets myself. It was autumn at the time, so all of the sweets we made had an autumn theme. The snacks we made were […]
What is wagashi? Traditional Japanese confections that have been around for centuries are now making their presence known across the world.
White Bean Paste or Shiroan is a common and delicious sweet filling in popular Japanese confectionery (wagashi) like mochi and manju. With its milder taste and soft hue, it makes a great alternative to sweet red bean paste in your desserts and snacks.
Learn more about the Wagashi (the traditional Japanese confectioneries) and how it pertains to Japanese history and culture.
How to Make Wagashi: Wagashi is a widely celebrated confectionery often served along side tea in Japan and Japanese culture. In ancient Japan, people ate fruit and nuts to satisfy their cravings for sweets and add nutritional value to grains like rice and millet. What’s…
Learn about the different types of wagashi, like kakigori, dorayaki, mochi and more. Plus, find out where to try them in New York City.
If you love Japanese sweets, you're going to love shiratama dango! They're a type of mochi that's often served with red bean paste or kinako.
White Bean Paste or Shiroan is a common and delicious sweet filling in popular Japanese confectionery (wagashi) like mochi and manju. With its milder taste and soft hue, it makes a great alternative to sweet red bean paste in your desserts and snacks.
A super easy and detailed recipe for vegan wagashi. A beautiful Japanese dessert for tea ceremony. Dough shaping tutorials.
Yatsuhashi is one of a Japanese confection ‘Wagashi’. This yatsuhashi is flavored cinnamon and matcha ( green tea…
This wagashi recipe makes incredibly easy and beautiful Japanese nerikiri. Featuring homemade shiro-an (white bean paste) and sweet rice flour, this authentic wagashi recipe is sure to please and impress!
Warabi Mochi is a chilled, chewy, and jelly-like mochi made of bracken starch. Dusted with nutty roasted soybean flour and drizzled with kuromitsu syrup, this Japanese confection makes a beautiful and refreshing summertime snack or dessert.
Grüne Mochi: Hier werden zwei Köstlichkeiten der japanischen Küche vereint: Matcha-Teepulver und Mochis
This version of mochi is quick and easy to make in the microwave. Be sure to use glutinous rice flour, which is labeled "Mochiko". Other rice flours will not work.
Embark on a sweet journey through Japan with our curated list of 20 must-try Japanese sweet treats. From the mochi to the refined flavors of matcha, discover the best desserts that Japan has to offer. Perfect for dessert aficionados and adventurous foodies alike, this collection promises to introduce you to new flavors and redefine your dessert experience.
This wagashi recipe makes incredibly easy and beautiful Japanese nerikiri. Featuring homemade shiro-an (white bean paste) and sweet rice flour, this authentic wagashi recipe is sure to please and impress!
Encased in a soft wheat dough, filled with sweet red bean paste, and steamed to perfection, Manju is a classic Japanese confectionery (wagashi). When you crave for a fun, sweet treat, these dumplings will hit the spot! Enjoy with a hot cup of green tea.
This bright orange kabocha yokan is a Japanese treat made with kabocha and agar-agar. This dessert is healthy, quick, easy, vegan-friendly, and gluten-free.
Fluffy and tender Castella Cake is a classic baked Japanese cake (yakimono wagashi) that is delicious without being overly sweet. Serve this jiggly cake for a lighter treat that everyone will love!
Discover the beautiful and delicious world of Japanese cuisine, or Washoku (和食), and its place in history, geography, and culture.
Prepare to see Japan in a truly magnificent way, and succumb to the colors, flavors, and compositions of these 21 popular and must-try Japanese foods.
As a self-confessed and unashamed foodie, it's not surprising that we found our way to Nishiki market (Nishiki Ichiba 錦市場) within hours of arriving in Kyoto.
Mochi are small Japanese cakes made with glutinous rice flour that have a soft, chewy outer layer and a deliciously sticky filling made of sweetened red bean paste.
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Prepare to see Japan in a truly magnificent way, and succumb to the colors, flavors, and compositions of these 21 popular and must-try Japanese foods.
From bizarre to drool-worthy, here is an epic list (with pictures) of Japanese dishes and foods to try! Learn all about authentic Japanese food in this guide.
I absolutely love wagashi and Japanese sweets in general, particularly nerikiri – little moulded white bean paste cuties. Cuties being the o...
Dorayaki is a golden honey flavoured pancake held together with a thick layer of sweet red bean paste. This iconic treat is loved by children and adults alike. With just a handful of easily accessible ingredients, you can make this popular Japanese sweet snack at home!
Grilled Kirimochi with Soy sauce & honey Mochi, is an overall term for Japanese rice cake which is made of glutinous rice pounded into paste and molded into shape. In Japan it is traditionally …
Crisp and buttery, these traditional Butter Cookies add a whimsical touch to any occasion. In this recipe, I recreated the famous dove-shaped Hato Sabure cookies from Kamakura, Japan (dove pattern included). Only 5 ingredients needed!
If you recreate this Kabocha Mochi recipe let me know how you liked it by leaving a comment and rating…
I wrote about the use of kuzu powder in the _goma dofu_ (sesame tofu) recipe. This time it's a very traditional, simple sweet dish using kuzu. Kuzumochi are sticky 'mochi' cakes made with just kuzu powder, sugar and water. The texture is somewhere in between gelatin and mochi made from rice flour - wobbly but not too sticky. It's traditionally served chilled, so it makes an interesting, gluten free (and vegan) summer dessert.
