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Sunday, January 08, 2012

hanabira mochi

There is an interesting mochi during this time of year called Hanabira mochi.

Hanabira literally means flower petal.

White mochi (rice cake) is rolled out thin and a pink colored mochi is added to it so that you can see the pink through the white.

Inside of the pink mochi, some sweetened miso and a candied gobo (burdock root).

It is said that the 11th head of the Urasenke (Japanese tea ceremony school), Gengensai, created this sweet based on the "hishi-hanabira", a sweet that the Imperial court would eat during the New Year.

I purchased this one at Chikujian...delicious with some green tea.
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16 comments:

  1. Unknown1:59 AM, January 08, 2012

    Oooh that sounds delicious with the candied gobo bits inside.

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  2. Dennis K.4:18 AM, January 08, 2012

    The gobo and sweet miso combination sounds great!

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  3. K and S8:34 AM, January 08, 2012

    Thanks Rick, it isn't bits of gobo though, just one long piece :)

    Amazingly it works, Dennis :)

    Take care you two.
    Kat

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  4. Japan Australia9:00 AM, January 08, 2012

    It looks so pretty and sounds like it tastes just as good :)

    Japan Australia

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  5. Liz That Skinny Chick Can Bake9:41 AM, January 08, 2012

    Wow, so many neat Japanese treats that I've never heard of before...thanks for enlightening me :)

    PS...you must be the only person who saw my strawberry bread before I deleted it. My family said it was "OK" so I didn't think it was good enough for the blog hop. Then my knitting group said it was good...so you may see it again!

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  6. Kathy YL Chan3:11 PM, January 08, 2012

    beautiful! haven't tried any type dessert with gobo before (only in savory dishes), it sounds intriguing ^_^

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  7. jalna4:51 PM, January 08, 2012

    Sounds like something I would like.

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  8. K and S7:18 PM, January 08, 2012

    different but delicious J-A!

    aw you deleted it?! it looked good Lizzy :)

    kinda like the Chinese candied lotus root, Kathy :)

    I hope you get a chance to try something like this Jalna :)

    Take care everyone!
    Kat

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  9. KirkK11:52 AM, January 09, 2012

    That's a very pretty, delicate looking wagashi Kat!

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  10. Deb in Hawaii4:11 PM, January 09, 2012

    Such a pretty pink color--although at first glance I thought it said habanero mochi. ;-)

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  11. K and S4:55 PM, January 09, 2012

    that is funny Deb :)

    Take care.
    Kat

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  12. Rowena12:19 AM, January 10, 2012

    It looks so delicate too. And with candied gobo...wow!

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  13. Nami | Just One Cookbook4:33 AM, January 10, 2012

    Beautiful - I miss Japanese sweets and their beauty. Everything here is big and more rough, not too details (although there are good things about it too). Love delicate dessert.

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  14. K and S7:52 AM, January 10, 2012

    delicately soft Rowena :)

    hope you get your fill Nami when you visit :)

    and tasty K :)

    Take care everyone.
    Kat

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  15. myra6:08 PM, January 12, 2012

    Oooh! That looks so good.

    Happy New Year Kat!

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  16. K and S10:14 PM, January 12, 2012

    Thanks Myra, have a great 2012!

    Take care.
    Kat

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