Wagashi, meaning traditional Japanese sweets, are known not just for their delicious taste and meticulous craftsmanship, but also for their gorgeous presentation. It’s also usual to have a range of seasonal sweets, associated with certain times of the year. For the sweltering summer, this Tokyo-based sweets makers, called Nihonbashiya Choube, have come up with a pretty sweet which will make you feel refreshed thanks to both their appearance and taste.
Traditional Japanese jellies with goldfish swimming inside.
The type of jelly sweet that these lovely creations are made of has captured worldwide attention and became known as "raindrop cakes" thanks to a trend for them in New York. They were named so because they resemble a raindrop which has landed on a plate. These translucent treats hold plenty of potential for aesthetics as we’ve previously seen with Lawson’s "asteroid jellies" or the sakura season’s pink cherry blossom confections.
Nihonbashiya Choube's sweets are inspired by "Kingyosukui," a traditional game at summer matsuri that allow festival-goers to catch their own goldfish. The jelly’s swimming inhabitants are made from yokan, another type of wagashi made from red bean paste, sugar and agar. The jelly’s flavor is a refreshing lemon.
The sweets are also attractively packaged with goldfish adorned wrapping, making them a beautiful gift or souvenir. The jelly can be bought individually for 270 yen, or in sets of various sizes up to seven jellies for 2,160 yen. They will be sold until mid-August and can be ordered from Nihonbashiya Choube’s online store.
Source: PR Times
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kurisupisu
Translation:Buy these sweets that nobody has heard of...
Xavier Bensky
Just FYI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raindrop_cake
nintendogirl
Kurisupisu, are you Japanese?
Maybe not because these sweets are very famous.
So, before you comment, please Google it.
kokoro7
Love how the Japanese are always trying to come up with something new or different. This is especially true with wagashi, but we see it in other sweets, bakery items, drinks, etc. In the States, it's the same old crap, stuck on supermarket register racks or shelves; hope you like it, cuz that's all you have to choose from.
kokoro7
Love how the Japanese are always trying to come up with something new or different. This is especially true with wagashi, but we see it in other sweets, bakery items, drinks, etc. In the States, it's the same old crap, stuck on supermarket register racks or shelves; hope you like it, cuz that's all you have to choose from.