Whenever anyone goes to Kyoto, they come back with a box of those little triangle-shaped mochi things with anko inside. Those are called Yatsuhashi. (八ツ橋 or 八橋) They are my favorite type of Japanese sweets. My Mahjong teacher lives in Kyoto, so I spent the day there with her. After the lesson, we went to eat at my favorite restaurant in Japan and on the way home, I picked up a box of Yatsuhashi.Yatsuhashi is my favorite type of Japanese dessert and I thought I'd write to tell you to try it. While I was searching for information about it, I came across this excellent Yatsuhashi recipe full of photos of what the Yatsuhashi should look like at different stages. If you decide to make your own Yatsuhashi someday, take lots of pictures and post them to your blog. I'll show eveyone your post. I love Yatsuhashi!!
The best kind is the plain cinnamon flavor with chocolate inside. The worst kind is the orange flavor. The most traditional kinds are the plain cinnamon and Matcha (green tea) kinds.
1 comments:
Stumbled on your blog. I was in Kyoto two years ago and I LOVED Yatsuhashi, but never learned what they were called. Thanks for all the info, your blog is great and this info is invaluable
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