
Traveling Kyoto, I am just so enchanted by the world of Wagashi (Traditional Japanese confectioneries), than ever.
Kyoto is like mother city for Wagashi…✨
I’ve traveled Kyoto many times, but it was much before I discovered the wonderful world of Wagashi.
In Kyoto, I’m discovering more about the wonderful culture – almost every blocks around the citiy, you can find several centuries old wagashi shops!
Each shops would have their seasonal (24 seasons per year) kinds & designs of Wagashi — it’s similar, but so different.
They are all hand made, usually mostly bean based – resembling some motif of each seasons.
First half of January is all about Japanese New Year- so something of plum flowers, zodiac, pine trees (super good luck tree) were featured.
Usually, they are served before matcha- but I also enjoy them with coffee✨
If you ever have a chance, a wonderful culture…✨
*The soup is called “O-Zouni”, New Year miso soup✨Usually, a mochi (rice cake) with varieties of ingredients are stewed together in soup flavored with miso of each area. White miso of Kyoto is called “Kyomiso/ Saikyomiso”, exceptionally delicious… 🤍
🍡🍵🍡☕️🍡✨
ずっと京都は大好きで、雑誌で特集を見るとすぐ飛びついて、森見登美彦さんの世界も大好きで、もう野暮なくらい京都が好きです。
歩いて、ランニングをして、自転車に乗って、あちこち見ながらも、本当に時間が足りません😳✨
数年前に生菓子のおいしさ・美しさにときめいて以来の京都、もうこれは巡るしかありません。
ちょっと歩くだけで、趣のある和菓子屋さんがいくらでも…✨
朝ごはんも、コーヒータイムも(コーヒーとも合いますね!!)、色々な生菓子を頂きつつ。
それぞれのお店ごとに餡の味や柔らかさなど、違いを集中的に知れるのも大変興味深いです。
花びら餅など、しっかり塩味感じられる餡もあったり、びっくりでした。
そしてそして、和菓子ではありませんが、昨年も大感動した虎屋さんのこっくり、白味噌のお雑煮。
お出汁のお味がまたとてつもなく素晴らしく。。。✨
こうして、スキを重ねていけること、本当に幸せなことだなと感じました。








