Friday, September 25, 2015

Japanese sweets for birthday treats

What's inside my little green box?











Why, it's cute little wagashi (Japanese confectionery)!  These are often served with green tea as part of a traditional tea ceremony...but I scarfed a couple of them rather "unceremoniously".

Not to worry, though. I made sure to document the beautiful autumn-themed sweets well before they disappeared:













The Japanese do wonders with a little bit of pounded rice, sweet bean paste, sugar, chestnuts, and green tea powder, don't they?

Many thanks to @LikesBlueBoots for the very pretty gift!

2 comments:

Taffie said...

Gorgeous treats!

LikesBlueBoots said...

# Evil Plan: Step 1 #
Give a mushroom-hating person sweets shaped as mushrooms to put them in a state of mental confusion.

# Evil Plan: Step 2 #
Take over the world...!