Ohagi or Botamochi is a same food. Botamochi is served in spring, on the other hand, Ohagi is served in autumn. They are named after flower “Botan (peony)” and “Hagi (bush clover).” Today, it is March 20th when the day is middle of equinoctial week (Ohigan). We have ohigan week in spring and autumn every […]
My friend visited Kyoto and bring a souvenir, Japanese traditional pastry for me. It is called “Wagashi” in Japanese. It consists of several kind of “Anko (child bean paste).” Left one, white and pink anko are wrapping red bean pate. Right one, a kind of rice cake (mochi) which is very tender is wrapping also […]
