The traditional Japanese confectionery
Wagashi is the name given to traditional Japanese confectionery, which is taken during the tea ceremony. The ingredients are very different from those of any confectionery that we could imagine: agglutinated rice , sweet beans mixed with sugar (azuki), fruit and gelatin, among others. For the Japanese the wagashi is a very natural way of representing beauty. Join us to discover some of their pieces! You will love it!
9 authentic Japanese delicacies! Yum!
The Dorayakis
Do you remember those delicious cupcakes that drove Doraemon crazy and that whetted your appetite?
They are dorayakis; flat and round and very fluffy cupcakes filled with sweetened red bean.
Have you tried them?Mochi
Molten and molded glutinous rice that is filled with different flavors such as green tea, cherry, cream, red bean ...
It is usually eaten to celebrate the Japanese New Year.Tsuya
Bean paste azuki between 2 rice pancakes.
Delicious!
Sakuranbo
It is a Japanese cherry covered by sakura jelly or cherry blossom.
What a curious aspect! True?
Kasutera
A light green tea sponge that attracts attention because of its intense green color.
Jukushinosato
It is a kind of peach jelly.Daifuku
Ground rice paste filled with anko and pieces of fruit.
Appetizing!
Manju
There are many varieties but the base is usually the same, its exterior is flour, rice powder and buckwheat and a filling of sweet bean paste and sugar (anko).
Its variants are koshian , tsubuan and tsubushian .
Taiyaki
It is a batter coating similar to pancake.
You can also bring cream.
