Wagashi Dialogues“Does Ohagi change from region to region—or is it always made with the same hands?” Wagashi Dialogues
Ohagi is one of those sweets that feels universal—and yet deeply personal.Across Japan, it changes shape, name, sweetnes...
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Wagashi Dialogues Wagashi Dialogues“Is Ohagi a sweet—or a seasonal offering for the souls we miss?” Wagashi Dialogues
Ohagi is soft, sweet, and made with love—but its purpose goes beyond flavor.It appears twice a year, during the equinoxe...
Wagashi Dialogues“Can you master tea without making tea?” Chaos Roundtable: Wild
Someone asked, “Is tea ceremony just making tea in a fancy way?”We started listing tools, movements, timing, charcoal, s...
Wagashi Dialogues“Is making dango more like sculpting than cooking?” Wagashi Dialogues
There’s something quietly intense about the making of dango. It looks so simple—white balls on a skewer—but behind each ...
Wagashi Dialogues“Chaos Roundtable: “Is the shape of a dango a regional dialect?” Wagashi Dialogues
In Japan, dango isn’t just a sweet—it’s a signal of local identity, changing from region to region like dialects. But ho...
Wagashi Dialogues“Dango doesn’t just stick together—it holds seasons, rituals, and stories.” Wagashi Dialogues
Soft, round, neatly skewered—dango is the kind of sweet that feels casual, even humble.But it shows up in some of Japan’...
Wagashi Dialogues“Kurumi Mochi isn’t just sweet—it’s a dialogue between craftsmanship and time.” Wagashi Dialogues
It may look like just another soft wagashi, but kurumi mochi carries centuries of tradition between its folds. Behind th...
Wagashi Dialogues“Is walnut mochi a dessert or a regional identity?”
In Japan, “kurumi mochi” means different things in different regions—ranging from sweet walnut sauce over rice cakes to ...
Wagashi Dialogues“Is Kurumi-mochi a sweet—or a quiet local secret that never left home?” Wagashi Dialogues
Kurumi-mochi has the soft chew of rice cake, the richness of sweet sauce—and a name that doesn’t always match its ingred...
Wagashi Dialogues“Is Imagawayaki just street food—or a quiet act of craftsmanship?” Wagashi Dialogues
To most people, Imagawayaki is a warm disk of anko-filled batter handed over at a festival stall.But behind its simplici...