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Jurassic Park fanfare🎺🎶🎉

#Kyoto #京都 #Japan #ginkgo #銀杏 #autumn #紅葉 #autumnrain #NishiHonganji #西本願寺 #naosansautumnadventure

@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social replied · 5 days ago

If you were dropped into a teahouse at a random time of year, without access to the garden or any idea of the temperature outside, then the sweets served are your best bet for narrowing down the date...
'Ichō momiji' (銀杏紅葉 'autumn-leaved ginkgo') herald deep autumn.
#Japan #wagashi #和菓子 #銀杏

'Icho Momiji', yellow ginkgo leaf shaped sweets.

A carpet of fallen golden ginkgo leaves.

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social · last month

Originating in Kyōto, 'kuzukiri' (くずきり) is a dish of noodles made from starch-rich kuzu root. Enjoyed in the hot summer months, kuzukiri is typically served cold with a brown-sugar syrup.
Kuzu has long been considered to have medicinal properties, helping with circulation.

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social replied · last month

Kuzu (葛) is a popular ingredient for makers of traditional Japanese sweets, especially in the hotter months.

the arrowroot vine
holds on tight...
a post
葛蔓の手にしてまとふ柱かな
-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1819.
Trans. David G. Lanoue.

#wagashi #和菓子 #haiku #Japan #葛

Shioyoshiken's (塩芳軒) chrysanthemum inspired 'manjū kiku' (万寿菊).

Kameya Shigehisa's (亀屋重久) 'sawabe-no-hotaru' (沢辺の蛍) uses vivid colours to depict a firefly brilliantly illuminated at dusk.

Kagijin's (かぎ甚) 'sawabe-no-hotaru' (沢辺の蛍) depicts a firefly flitting over a riverbank. The insect is cleverly made up of a single 'daitokuji nattō' (大徳寺納豆)🫘

Kagizen's (鍵善) 'Gion-bayashi' (祇園囃子) is named after the unique music of the Gion Festival. The three colours of bean paste represent the instruments used to play Gion-bayashi: a drum (太鼓), flute (笛) and gong (鉦).

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social · last month

Dianthus symbolize cheerfulness, innocence, constancy and feminine beauty. In Edo times the flower was used in New Year decorations that followed a year of natural disasters and misfortune.

Here Itotatsu-san finishes off his nadeshiko-inspired 'tokonatsukashiki' (とこなつかしき).

#wagashi #和菓子

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social · last month

blooming briskly
according to plan...
bellflower
きりきりしやんとしてさく桔梗哉
-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1812.
Trans. David Lanoue.

A selection of kikyō inspired sweets enjoyed over early autumn.

#wagashi #和菓子

Nona's 'ironakikaze' (色なき風 'colourless breeze') depicts a faded bellflower (桔梗 kikyō).

Kagizen Yoshifusa's (鍵善良房) 'kikyō' (桔梗).

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social · last month

Since 2020 'Health and Sports Day' has been rebranded as 'Sports Day' (スポーツの日 'Supōtsu-no-hi), the idea being that focusing on sport sounds a lot more fun and less regimented than the name 'taiiku' (体育 'physical education')🧐

#スポーツの日 #Japan #Kyoto #京都 #居合道

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social replied · last month

Some eye-catching morsels😋...

🎆Senbon Tamajuken's (千本玉壽軒) 'yozora' (夜空 'night sky').
🎈Colourful 'Kyofūsen' sembei (京ふうせん 'Kyōto balloons') from Suetomi (末富).
🛟Kiyome's (きよめ餅総本家) 'Fuji-dango' (藤団子).
🌈Macarons from Ladurée (ラデュレ).
#wagashi #和菓子

Colourful 'Kyofūsen' sembei (京ふうせん 'Kyōto balloons') from Suetomi (末富).

Senbon Tamajuken's (千本玉壽軒) 'yozora' (夜空 'night sky').

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social · 2 months ago

Many sweets around the time of 'The Feast of Chrysanthemums' (菊の節句) are named after the silk floss used to collect dew from the flowers.

Suetomi's (末富) 'kisewata' (着せ綿 'cotton covering') is one such sweet, depicting cotton draped on the head of a pink chrysanthemum.

#wagashi #和菓子

Suetomi's 'kisewata' reimagines a pink chrysanthemum flower covered in cotton... it was tradition for members of the court to catch the dew from chrysanthemum petals to rub on their skin. It was believed the dew has special qualities, not just for beauty, but for long life.

It is common to see chrysanthemums displayed at shrines during the autumn months. Competitions continue to be held, a chance to view and appreciate chrysanthemums.

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social replied · 2 months ago

Senbon Tamajuken (千本玉壽軒) makes use of kudzu to give their 'kisewata' (着せ綿) a glistening beauty, highlighting the dew so coveted by the folk at court.

Nao-san paired the sweet with a crane tea bowl. Like chrysanthemums, cranes have long been a symbol of longevity.
#Japan #wagashi #和菓子

Senbon Tamajuken 'kisewata' uses kudzu 'jelly' to give the sweet a glistening appearance, giving the impression of dew on a flower.

A crane tea bowls is a perfect compliment to the 'feast of chrysanthemums' as it also symbolises longevity.

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social · 2 months ago

In the hope of living a long life (and avoiding misfortune) people would drink saké mixed with chrysanthemum petals on the 9th of the 9th.
The flowers have long been a symbol of immortality.

chrysanthemum month-
for every mountain village
days of saké
菊月や山里里も供日酒
-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶).

To celebrate the 9th of the 9th chrysanthemum petals mixed in sake. As chrysanthemums were associated with immortality, people would drink the petals as a form of prayer for a long life (and life without misfortune).

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social replied · 2 months ago

Many sweets around the time of 'The Feast of Chrysanthemums' (菊の節句) are named after the silk floss used to collect dew from the flowers.

Suetomi's (末富) 'kisewata' (着せ綿 'cotton covering') is one such sweet, depicting cotton draped on the head of a pink chrysanthemum.

#wagashi #和菓子

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social · 2 months ago

🥁...
Shiyoyoshiken (塩芳軒) blessed us with not one, but two chrysanthemum-inspired sweets this season...🙌

'Kikubiyori' (菊日和) is a seasonal word referring to the good weather in autumn when chrysanthemums bloom.
The sweet is like the softest of marshmallows🥰

#Japan #菊 #chrysanthemum #wagashi

Shiyoyoshiken's 'Kikubiyori', a white chrysanthemum inspired sweet that looks very marshmallow like.

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social · 2 months ago

For a limited time Shioyoshiken (塩芳軒) sell a beautiful sweet called 'manjū kiku' (万寿菊).
➡️https://kyogashi.com

There are many types of manjū, but generally speaking they are made from a dough of flour, rice powder, kuzu and buckwheat wrapped around sweet bean paste.
#wagashi #和菓子

Shioyoshiken's 'manjū kiku', a chrysanthemum inspired sweet made from moulded kuzu jelly.

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social · 4 months ago

Owls make a regular appearance in Beniya Miyake's (紅谷三宅) annual line-up.

Last autumn's creations were known as "owls that bring good fortune" (幸運を呼ぶミミズク)🦉😋

➡️https://beniyamiyake.com/
➡️https://instagram.com/beniya_miyake/
➡️https://x.com/beniya0114

#wagashi #和菓子 #フクロウ #梟 #紅谷三宅

Beniya Miyake's assortment of cute pink nerikiri animals.

Image thanks - https://beniyamiyake.com/ — Beniya Miyake's assortment of cute pink nerikiri animals. Image thanks - https://beniyamiyake.com/

Beniya Miyake's cute nerikiri owls.

Image thanks - https://beniyamiyake.com/ — Beniya Miyake's cute nerikiri owls. Image thanks - https://beniyamiyake.com/

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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social · 4 months ago

🍉WATERMELON DAY🥤

Kameya Yoshinaga's (亀屋良長) adorable 'hito-suzumi' (ひと涼み 'cooling off') is the perfect treat for July 27th's 'Suika-no-hi' (スイカの日), 'Watermelon Day'!🥳🍉🙌

#wagashi #和菓子 #suikanohi #スイカの日 #watermelonday #Japan #Kyoto #京都