Ubatama (via Gourmande in Osaka)

Photo and shape could be better. It's an experiment + we have totally awful dark days of typhon. Not enough light for photos. I'll do some again, nicer. It's a wagashi (Japanese sweet), great for Summer. it looks like a truffle caught in ice. They are very refreshing. Ubatama is the name of the peyote cactus. So maybe the shape comes from that… or the cactus was named after the sweet. Tama is ball. Uba may mean "bird wing", like black crow wing … Read More

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From the shop : kashiwa-mochi, oak leaf sweet (via Gourmande in Osaka)

Lucky ! You've found a pearl in your oak leaf. This sweet is eaten in this season, and particularly on May 5th , for the Children Day. This one is bought. That's why it is more perfect than mines. Hey, baker is a job and you don't get the professional skill overnight. It's really shiny, and harder in texture than daifuku mochi. The recipe is different. Use the little wood knife to cut it… It's filled with koshi-an (smooth anko bean paste). Good … Read More

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