By Rachel on November 13, 2007
Thanks to sushi bars, Americans are becoming more familiar with a few Japanese cuisine options and foodstuffs. But there’s more to Japanese food than sushi, tempura and miso, so very much more. Yet, even with sushi as a primer, Japanese food still emits an aura of simplicity and elegance; which simultaneously fascinates [...]
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By Rachel on November 7, 2007
Umebachi is the name of this delectable looking dagashi. To briefly recap what dagashi are: Dagashi are cheap, inexpensive Japanese candy and snacks which are similar to American “penny candy” in price point but not always quality. In fact a few dagashi are of very good quality; however, the majority of dagashi [...]
Posted in Japanese Snack Reviews | Tagged , brown sugar, dagashi, japanese candy, japanese sweets, karinto, kuro sato, kurosato, ogashi, sato, traditional japanese desserts, traditional japanese sweets, umebachi, wagashi
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