I just discovered a brand new seller on Etsy who is offering handmade Japanese tea sweets or wagashi, and thought that some of my fellow Greenies on TeaChat might like to know:
Teahouse Confections
These moist sweets (also called omogashi) aren't very easily found outside Japan, so I thought this was pretty good news! In tea ceremony, such sweets are usually eaten immediately before receiving a bowl of matcha. In daily life they are often enjoyed as an accompaniment to sencha.
At the moment the seller is shipping mainly within the United States, as the current line of sweets are fairly perishable (no preservatives) and need to be shipped/received quickly. As I live in Canada, the cost of super-fast shipping would be prohibitive. When I convo'ed her, the seller said that she hopes in the future to offer other types of sweets that can last somewhat longer, and which can take longer shipping times. Otherwise, you can bet I'd be ordering her yatsuhashi and daifuku on the spot!
Oct 5th, '08, 23:47
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Oh no!! This is not good!
Ack!
Chamekke I blame you entirely for my newly developed mochi
addiction! I would have never tried them in Hawaii if you had not
expressed your fondness for them. So I had to buy them, and then
I had to EAT THEM ALL!!! I thought I was safe, they were far, far away,
now this??
I feel so weak ... help!!!
Ack!
Chamekke I blame you entirely for my newly developed mochi
addiction! I would have never tried them in Hawaii if you had not
expressed your fondness for them. So I had to buy them, and then
I had to EAT THEM ALL!!! I thought I was safe, they were far, far away,
now this??
I feel so weak ... help!!!
- Victoria -
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Oct 6th, '08, 02:41
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Victoria, I feel your pain. It is no fun to be mochi-addicted. Plus, the more you eat it, the more you love it. I hear your Ack! and raise you an Aaargh!
And can I just mention, ichigo-daifuku (strawberry daifuku) is the best - or is that the worst - of the lot:
I would do just about anything for one of those babies. Good thing they're out of season
And can I just mention, ichigo-daifuku (strawberry daifuku) is the best - or is that the worst - of the lot:
I would do just about anything for one of those babies. Good thing they're out of season
Oh my!!! Those look delish!
My little trip to the Shirokiya fresh food section was
tempting beyond belief. I guess I was the only one in my
extended family to have never tried them. They just
take them for granted! Along with the perfectness that is Hawaii.
Oy ... such a sad bedtime story.
My little trip to the Shirokiya fresh food section was
tempting beyond belief. I guess I was the only one in my
extended family to have never tried them. They just
take them for granted! Along with the perfectness that is Hawaii.
Oy ... such a sad bedtime story.
- Victoria -
http://victoriasown.blogspot.com/
http://victoriasown.blogspot.com/
Oct 6th, '08, 02:59
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Heh. I hear that Hawaii is also home to a unique Japanese-style onigiri snack called Spam musubi. I'll let you decide whether or not it's delectable; I've never tried itVictoria wrote:I guess I was the only one in my
extended family to have never tried them. They just
take them for granted! Along with the perfectness that is Hawaii.
Sounds like a definite guilty pleasure though.My favourite onigiri is still the one with umeboshi (pickled plum) in the middle. Slurp.
Totally off topic now, but I like this cartoon (umeboshi FTW!). Check out the little cat salivating:
I'll pass on that Spam!
Cute drawing and I especially love the kitty!
Cute drawing and I especially love the kitty!
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Oct 11th, '08, 16:34
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It didn't originate in Japan, but I gather that the Japanese are very fond of cheesecakeChip wrote:Looks interesting. I am pretty oblivious to Japanese sweets. The cheesecake looks yum. Is that really Japanese?
Also there may be a particular Japanese "take" on this dessert, in the same way that Japanese curry is not like anyone else's curry.
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Oct 11th, '08, 16:36
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One of my fellow tea-ceremony students occasionally makes traditional sweets and brings them to the tearoom. I had yatsuhashi (a cinnamon-flavoured mochi sweet) for the first time only a couple of weeks ago. It's a particularly nice dessert... it'd be wonderful to be able to buy it this affordably at will.
Wagashi and Meika Hiyoko
I hope I've been here long enough to post a link..speaking of wagashi, this is the closest I've found to the real deal that you can order online in the US:
http://www.kitchoan.com/J/product/produ ... tsu_e.html
When I was in Japan, my guide gave me a gift in Tokyo. If only I could order them from the US because they are bliss:
Meika Hiyoko
http://www.hiyoko.co.jp/#
http://www.kitchoan.com/J/product/produ ... tsu_e.html
When I was in Japan, my guide gave me a gift in Tokyo. If only I could order them from the US because they are bliss:
Meika Hiyoko
http://www.hiyoko.co.jp/#
