★ Sep. 28, 2019 Gan'yu-do, Hamamatsu: tsuki-gatari (lit. moon-tale/story) ——– A set of two Japanese

★ Sep. 28, 2019 Gan'yu-do, Hamamatsu: tsuki-gatari (lit. moon-tale/story) ——– A set of two Japanese cakes (each with no name). 1) A ball of the mixture of sweet chestnut paste and white bean paste, wrapped with ‘yokan’ dough. 2) ‘Nerikiri’-type Japanese cake stuffed with srtained-type sweet bean paste. Two rabbits on the surface. ——– The moon – especially the full moon in autumn – is something special to Japanese people, who hold 'jugo-ya*1/[o]tsukimi*2’, a traditional festival to view the harvest moon and celebrate its beauty.*3 —- Among the Japanese, the natural satellite of the Earth is very often associated with rabbits, which is derived from an old Japanese legend that a rabbit lived on the moon, pounding rice cakes on the night of “jugo-ya”. (Apparently, ancient Japanese people took the patterns on the lunar surface as a rabbit pounding rice cakes.) ——– The chef of this store is a member of a young and up-and-coming wagashi chefs’ group/project? commonly called “Wakataku”. (Apparently, the group/project? is formally called “Wagashi: well-established wagashi stores and their young chefs’ ambitious attempts”*4.) ——– *1 Lit. the fifteenth-night; the full moon. *2 Lit. moon-viewing. *3 This year, the festival took place on September 13. *4 Tentative translation. ——– #wagashi #japanesesweets #sweets #tea #teaceremony #chanoyu #food #foodie #dessert #beautifulcuisines #foodart #patisserie #cuisine #japan #japanese #matcha #浜松 #和菓子 #お菓子 #スイーツ #お茶 #抹茶 #茶道 #秋 #ワカタク #巖邑堂 月語り https://www.instagram.com/p/B3vM5ZwgXvZ/?igshid=6uqctlp3ma81 -- source link

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