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The extensive world of wagashi, traditional Japanese confections dose not merely encompass a single group of confections; the art of Japanese confectionery owes its diversity in large part to its ingredients and methods of preparation.
The delicate forms of namagashi reflect the various faces of nature in Japan's four seasons.
They conjure up the promise of spring as buds unfold, the cool dew drops on green leaves in summer, the fiery beauty of fall foliage and the sharp intensity of winter plum blossoms.
www.toraya-group.co.jp /english/wagashi/types.html   (212 words)

  
 AikiWeb Aikido Forums - Style Help?...
I am checking out the only school that is near where I live.
I called them and the told me that the style of Aikido they teach is "Namagashi" (spelling is probably wrong)..
If you could post some more detail, I might be able to help out.
www.aikiweb.com /forums/printthread.php?t=1490   (1619 words)

  
 eG Forums -> Japanese foods--Wagashi
I'm sure long ago when fresh fruit was rare and chocolate still unknown, higashi had it's charms.
It is traditional Kyoto Wagashi, and it is soooooo delicious! There are Yaki Yatsuhashi, which is Higashi, and Nama Yatsuhashi, which is Namagashi.
These are a type of the nama yatsuhashi, they were sakura ones, made with white an (bean paste) and chopped up salt preserved sakura (cherry blossoms).
forums.egullet.org /index.php?showtopic=20045&st=0   (3209 words)

  
 StarBulletin.com | Features | /2006/03/03/
More playful sorts might go for rice crackers wrapped in cellophane printed with kokeshi doll images.
Beautifully crafted namagashi manju ($2.40 each) are shaped to represent spring blossoms.
A pink version filled with sweet white bean paste is topped with a candy leaf and flecks of gold leaf.
starbulletin.com /2006/03/03/features/ourpicks.html   (439 words)

  
 The Japanese Tea Ceremony : MITEA, Celebrating the Ancient Art of Tea
Mizusashi: water jar with lid used for filling the kettle with cold water
Namagashi: soft cakes made of sweet bean paste
Raku ware: famous tea ceremony ceramics made near Kyoto.
www.mitea.com /index.php?main_page=ceremony   (1210 words)

  
 Japancakes: Down the Elements EP: Pitchfork Record Review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Only when one has meticulously studied Japan's proud confectionary history can one fully understand the true nature of Japancakes.
Wagashi can be divided into three categories: moist (namagashi), semi-moist (han-namagasi), and dry (higashi).
Wagashi can be flavored using a variety of natural ingredients, including cherry (sakuramochi), and green tea (chatsu).
pitchforkmedia.com /record-reviews/j/japancakes/down-the-elements.shtml   (746 words)

  
 The Tea Ceremony
Renowned as a purveyor of Japanese confections to the imperial household for centuries, Toraya's cafe is close to the Kyoto Imperial Palace in a quiet residential quarter.
Visitors can appreciate a variety of beautifully crafted sweets only available such as seasonal namagashi (traditional Japanese-style confections) served with matcha (914 yen) and kuzukiri (1,260 yen), or fiber-rich jellied noodles made from kudzu starch and old-style Japanese sugar.
Open 10 AM - 6 PM March - November, 10 - 5:30 December - February; closed December 29 through January 1.
int.kateigaho.com /aut04/kyoto-tea-ceremony.html   (1121 words)

  
 Why the pastry art has developed more in the Western than in the Eastern countries? - ChefTalk Cooking Forums   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Traditionally on wedding day the couple will receive a wedding bean paste pastry shape like an egg.
During a tea ceremony you would be served a namagashi, a pastry made of white bean paste delicately decorate.
The mould used for pastries are often a two pieces wooden box with a stamp on the bottom which will put a very delicate imprint on the paste.
www.cheftalk.com /forums/showthread.php?p=84499   (2161 words)

  
 Japanese Sweets and Green Tea Welcome in the Fall Season   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Sweater weather sparks my taste for okashi -- Japanese sweets -- and Benkyo-do is the place I go to satisfy my craving.
Benkyo-do's old-fashioned glass case is filled with namagashi -- baked, fried and steamed ``buns'' filled with the sweetened azuki bean paste called an or a paste made from white lima beans or green split peas.
The buns' shapes can resemble flat ocean-smooth rocks or abstract balls of spongy curlicues.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2000/10/18/FD8679.DTL   (1962 words)

  
 Blossoms and Blood - chapter 8
He eyed the sweets, and settled for a delicate namagashi shaped like a quail.
It was already seated in the centre of the sweet box, and was greedily munching on the remaining namagashi.
Tsuzuki-san is going to be most displeased." Muraki mused on the possible consequences of dealing with an angry Tsuzuki.
katcom.squidkitty.org /Fanfiction/Blossoms8.html   (4243 words)

  
 Eat and Drink Articles for Australian Women on Shesaid
And for those of you unfamiliar with the delicious delicacies of Japanese cuisine, this book will not only demystify what you eat, but when and how you eat it.
You’ll soon be craving tai no shio-yaki, shabu-shabu and namagashi…
With chapters including The Culture of Japanese Cuisine, Home Cooking and Traditions, Regional Zariations and Shopping and Markets, World Food Japan covers it all from buying to preparing and most importantly, the eating!
www.shesaid.com.au /article/2002/04/15/534_ed.php   (451 words)

  
 Obachan's Kitchen & Balcony Garden: January 2006
My mom teaches tea ceremony and looks like she gave my niece an intensive lesson a few days before the New Year’s Day.
These are the wagashi we had: the photo on the left is higashi (dry-type wagashi) and the one on the right is namagashi (moist-type).
So, we went through the necessary rituals again this year.
kokonuggetyumyum.blogspot.com /2006_01_01_kokonuggetyumyum_archive.html   (4647 words)

  
 The Gaijin Guide: Desserts
A note about Japanese desserts: Japanese sweets are called wa-gashi, which encompasses several categories: Namagashi (seasonal cakes), Yokan and Kanten (Jellies), Monaka (adzuki bean sandwiched between crispy wafers), Manju (filled steamed dough items, like daifuku), and Higashi (dried, hard-packed sweets).
Toraya, a maker of Japanese sweets.) This is in distinction to Yo-gashi, which is Western style sweets (See also About.com for Japanese Foods
No, I'll stick with the glutinous rice cake.
pitchblack70.tripod.com /gaijingirl/DessertsJapanese.html   (1632 words)

  
 Life in Paris: August 2005
There are various types of Wagashi like Monaka (filling made of azuki bean filling sandwiched between two rice wafers), Namagashi (seasonal cakes), Yokan (evolved during the Edo period - a thick jellied sweet) and many others.
*(Photos above and the above list of seasonal namagashi from Watashi to Tokyo)
My other love for most things Japanese include exquisite art from some Japanese masters including Hishikawa Moronobu, Suzuki Harunobu, Kitagawa Utamaro, Tôshûsai Sharaku, Katsushika Hokusaï and Utagawa Hiroshige.
parislondon.blogspot.com /2005_08_01_parislondon_archive.html   (7650 words)

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