my wagashi chronicles

My favorite version of homemade ebi senbei uses all mochi (glutinous) rice, is flavored with dried shrimp, and fried in oil to become puffy ...

These rabbit-shaped dumplings become especially popular in the Year of the Rabbit, such as this year. I made them with traditional tools and...

I've been busy in the kitchen making all kinds of rabbit-shaped confections in celebration of the year of the rabbit, and had meant to ...

One of the staff at Obubu Tea drew my attention to the TORAYA website , and I really wanted to share it with you because it has a lovely bu...

Today we are celebrating Respect-for-the-Aged Day ( 敬老の日 , Keirō no hi ) , which is a Japanese national holiday to honor elderly citizens....

I've posted dango here before in various presentations, but today I thought I'd go with the very traditional presentation of kushi d...

Beko mochi is a simple sweet that was common in Hokkaido when I was a child. Families would make it at home using small wooden molds that ...