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“Neo wagashi,” a modern twist on traditional Japanese sweets, is gaining popularity with its photogenic appearance that is perfectly suited for todays social media era.

TsukuBlog Ibaraki`s Famous Plum-Blossom-Season Sweets ( and some thoughts they elicit on Japanese culture) 7 March, 2021 My favorite accompaniment to a plum blossom viewing excursion- Mito no Ume –  sweet bean paste wrapped in shiso leaves which have been soaked in plum syrup ! By Avi Landau   In Japan, at the heart of nearly every plan, at the core of  just about any event, ceremony or excursion- there is…… EATING. No matter how solemn or raucous the ancient rite or how exquisite, r...