One main ingredients in traditional Wagashi/Japanese Cakes is “anko/餡子” (or more simply “an”) which can be translated as “sweetmeats” or “bean jam”. Actually...
Pyramid-style Christmas Tree? Here are some more suggestions for Christmas Cakes through re-published articles! Have fun! NOTE: I’m an unrepentant agnostic hedonist (and an omnivore...
Service: Friendly, smiling and helpful Facilities: Overall very clean. Washroom a bit small but clean. Prices: Reasonable Strong points: Exclusively vegan cuisine. A great scope...
Service: Friendly, smiling and helpful Facilities: Overall very clean. Washroom a bit small but clean. Prices: Reasonable Strong points: Exclusively vegan cuisine. A great scope...
The chestnut picking season is just around the corner in Shizuoka Prefecture and more particularly in Makinohara where it is officially announced as starting on...
Pyramid-style Christmas Tree? Here are some more suggestions for Christmas Cakes through re-published articles! Have fun! NOTE: I’m an unrepentant agnostic hedonist (and an omnivore...
Pyramid-style Christmas Tree? I’m an unrepentant agnostic hedonist (and an omnivore to boot!), but since some of my vegan and vegetarain friends are Christian, I...
Yatsuhashi (八ツ橋 or 八橋) is a Japanese confectionery sold mainly as a souvenir sweet (miyagegashi/土産菓子). It is one of the best known meibutsu/名物 (famous regional...
Daifukumochi (大福餅), or Daifuku (大福) (literally “great luck”), is a Japanese confection consisting of a small round mochi (glutinous rice cake) stuffed with sweet filling,...
Satsuma Imo or Sweet Potatoes are often used in Japanese cakes/Wagashi. The great advantage is that it makes for completely vegan cakes with an almost...
Just found this recipe to please vegans (and others) with a sweet tooth: Japanese Cake/Wagashi: Pumpkin/Kabotcha Wagashi! INGREDIENTS: For 5 cakes -Pumkin paste: 20 g...
(Mitarashi Dango) Japanese dango are not complicated, although it might be better to make a lot at a time! INGREDIENTS: -Rice (“Uruchi Kome”/normal Japnese round...
