Tag: 静岡
21
Jun
Japanese Cakes/Wagashi 12: Recipe-Dango/Sweet Dumplings
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(Mitarashi Dango) This simple recipe is particularly dedicated to my friends at Bouchonfor2, Bread + Butter, Eeyoreblues 27 and The Sophisticated Gourmet! Japanese dango are...
20
Jun
Japanese Cakes/Wagashi 11: Dango/Sweet Dumplings
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(Mitarashi Dango) Dango (団子) is a Japanese dumpling made from mochi-ko (rice flour), related to mochi. It is often served with green tea. In Edo...
19
Jun
Japanese Dessert: Kakigoori/Shaved Ice with Syrup
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Kakigōri (かき氷) is a very popular Japanese dessert made from shaved ice flavored with syrup. It was served for the first time in Kanagawa Prefecture...
19
Jun
Japanese Cakes/Wagashi 10: Youkan: Easy Recipe-Mizu Youkan
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Youkan come in many guises. Here is an easy and ver basic recipe for “Mizu Youkan” that you will be able to adapt into many...
18
Jun
Japanese Cakes/Wagashi 9: Youkan
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Here is another popular type of Japanese Wagashi fit for Vegans and Vegetarians: Youkan! Mizu Youkan Yōkan (羊羹) is a thick jellied dessert made of...
18
Jun
Japanese Cakes/Wagashi 8: Recipe-Beni Mochi
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Here is a simple Japanese Cake/Wagashi Recipe that can be adapted to all shapes by vegans and vegetarians! Beni Mochi. Beni Mochi, or 紅餅 in...
16
Jun
LE CAFE-LABO: Classic Cakes (12)-Acapulco
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It had been some time since I checked on that great confectionery institution in Shizuoka City, LE CAFE-LABO, so yesterday afternoon I paid a visit...
13
Jun
Japanese Cakes/Wagashi 7: Creation 3-Hanabira Mochi
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Here is another traditional Japanese Cake/Wagashi: Hanabira Mochi (菱葩餅 in Japanese)! Hanabiramochi is a Japanese sweet usually eaten at the beginning of the year. Hanabiramochi...
11
Jun
Japanese Cakes/Wagashi 6: Creation 2/Sakura Mochi
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Sakura Mochi (桜餅) is a variety of wagashi, or Japanese confectionery consisting of a sweet pink mochi (rice cake) and red bean paste, covered with...
10
Jun
Japanese Cakes/Wagashi 6: Creation 1
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Here is an example of what could be done by a Japanese chef as Wagashi/Japanese Cake! This particular Birthday Cake creation is the work of...
08
Jun
Japanese Cakes/Wagashi 5: Recipe-Kinako/Roasted Soy Beans Powder
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Abekawa Mochi from Shizuoka, one served pasted inside red sweetmeats/anko and the others with kinako powder. As promised here is a simple recipe for kinako/黄な粉,...
06
Jun
Japanese Cakes/Wagashi 4: Recipe-Mochi
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Wagashi/Sakura Mochi Here is a simple way to make mochi. Bear in mind that mochi can be eaten fresh as it is especially with wagashi...
03
Jun
French Cake by Bernard Heberle: Tisane
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Here’s the latest creation by my good friend, Bernard Heberle, the owner-patissier at Abondance in Hamamatsu City! It is called “Tisane”, or herb tea infusion....
02
Jun
Japanese Cakes/Wagashi 3: Recipe-Shiro Anko/White Sweetmeats
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In my previous article, I introduced the recipe for “red sweetmeats” or just “anko” in Japanese, an improtant ingredients in Wagashi. But the red/violet colour...
30
May
Japanese Cakes/Wagashi 2: Recipe-Anko/Sweetmeats
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One main ingredients in traditional Wagashi/Japanese Cakes is “anko” (or more simply “an”) which can be translated as “sweetmeats” or “bean jam”. I would like...