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by Victoria » Jul 21st, '08, 23:03

Awww sweet!
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by Pentox » Jul 21st, '08, 23:08

chamekke wrote:
Mary R wrote:D-aaaaaaaaaaaang. That is very fussy confectionery. I really don't know that I could ever manage the patience to do that...or the fortitude to watch hours of work disappear in two bites.
The trick is to have someone else make it for you :D Or, even easier, to buy it at places like Ito En in New York (they stock Toraya confectioneries).

P.S. There's a very nice video (in English!) on wagashi here on YouTube. It includes both moist sweets (omogashi) and dry sweets (higashi).
*CRY* ME WANT WAGASHI :(

And there's nowhere around here that I know of to find some. :(
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by chamekke » Jul 22nd, '08, 02:01

It's very frustrating not to be able to buy wagashi easily. The closest thing, if you're lucky, is to find a well-stocked Japanese supermarket that includes daifuku in the refrigerator section.

{sigh} Daifuku is awesome. Strawberry (ichigo) daifuku especially so.

I do find it odd that it's so hard to get the dry sweets, higashi, outside Japan. My favourites are the ones containing wasanbon (a super-high grade form of sugar unique to Japan) - the subtle taste is delicious and they utterly melt in the mouth - but these are extremely hard to obtain. The only vendor I've managed to find so far for these is Tea Circle, and they are not inexpensive!
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by CynTEAa » Jul 22nd, '08, 08:16

chamekke wrote:
Comes with complimentary electronic scale and one serving of kit-tea:

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Aw a kit-tea spokesmodel. Super crazy cute!
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by Mary R » Jul 22nd, '08, 10:03

Pentox wrote:*CRY* ME WANT WAGASHI
Why did that remind me of the Japanese tea commercial with the hypnotizing baby caterpillar?

God, I need a life. But before I find one, this commercial was great, too.
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by Pentox » Jul 23rd, '08, 00:57

Wagashi Chodai
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by brandon » Jul 23rd, '08, 20:03

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by bi lew chun » Jul 23rd, '08, 20:36

brandon wrote:Image
Allow me to drool on my monitor. I love pieces that are suggestive of things in nature, like ice bergs, snow-capped peaks, or whatever we've got going there.
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by chamekke » Jul 23rd, '08, 22:13

Oh that is just TOO nice.

If someone is selling drool guards, I for one am in the market.
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by Pentox » Jul 23rd, '08, 22:23

chamekke wrote:Oh that is just TOO nice.

If someone is selling drool guards, I for one am in the market.
How about a drool bucket? See pic above.
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by chamekke » Jul 23rd, '08, 22:48

Pentox wrote:
chamekke wrote:Oh that is just TOO nice.

If someone is selling drool guards, I for one am in the market.
How about a drool bucket? See pic above.
Come to think of it, an alternative translation for kensui (waste-water container in Japanese tea ceremony) could be "drool bucket" :shock:

Here's one of mine. It's a Bizen hirakensui (short, wide kensui) for summertime use.

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P.S. Nope, I can't bring myself to drool in that little beauty. It deserves only the purest of rinse water!
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by Mary R » Jul 24th, '08, 12:57

bi lew chun wrote:Allow me to drool on my monitor.
Seriously. My jaw actually dropped when I saw that piece. Gorgeous.
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by Thirsty Daruma » Jul 24th, '08, 14:30

I remember getting Japanese sweets practically every week when I lived in Osaka. People would get out to Kyushuu or the Kanto area, or even further north to Tohoku all the time and they were apparently obliged to bring the foreigner some delicate sugary things. I think somebody spread a rumor...
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by olivierco » Jul 27th, '08, 17:01

Although it is quite affordable, I won't buy it because I have just started a kind of experiment: I decided not to buy anything except food and hygiene products (I don't know if it is the right formulation) until September.

Nice anyway!

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by Victoria » Jul 27th, '08, 17:25

Ack!!! I will!!! Where is it?????

Tell me now!!!!!
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