#higashi — Public Fediverse posts
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https://www.alojapan.com/1440784/fun-on-okinawa-tearing-it-up-on-atvs-in-higashi-village/ Fun on Okinawa: Tearing it up on ATVs in Higashi Village #ATV #coffee #Higashi' #KarakiTree #MagnificentMangrovePark #MatayoshiCoffeeFarm #news #Okinawa #OkinawaKinoboriTokage #OkinawaNews #village #沖縄 Some part of this ATV tour can be bumpy and muddy. (Photos by Shoji Kudaka/Stripes Okinawa) It had been years since I’d made my way back to Higashi Village on Okinawa’s northeastern coast. The area is known for its beautiful azaleas in the spri
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The most common type of higashi use wooden molds called 'kigata' (木型) to create intricate designs in sugar.
Kigata were used to make both smaller, affordable sweets for tea ceremony, and larger, often prohibitively expensive creations for special celebrations or for display.
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And what better sweets to enjoy with a trip to the 'Silver Pavilion' than Tawaraya Yoshitomi's (俵屋吉富) 'ginshadan' (銀沙灘).
Flavoured with hama-natto (浜納豆), the higashi (干菓子) have a sweet and salty taste that pairs perfectly with matcha🍵🙌 -
Of the many 'sea bream' kigata on display, one was created by Horikyūraidō (掘九来堂) for use in a movie called Onna-no-saka (女の坂).
About the size of a newborn, such large sweets were intended as a display of wealth and would be cut up into slices of sugary sashimi for guests!
#干菓子 #higashi #japanesesweets #traditionalsweets #京都 #Kyoto #Japan
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Of the many 'sea bream' kigata on display, one was created by Horikyūraidō (掘九来堂) for use in a movie called Onna-no-saka (女の坂).
About the size of a newborn, such large sweets were intended as a display of wealth and would be cut up into slices of sugary sashimi for guests!
#干菓子 #higashi #japanesesweets #traditionalsweets #京都 #Kyoto #Japan
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Of the many 'sea bream' kigata on display, one was created by Horikyūraidō (掘九来堂) for use in a movie called Onna-no-saka (女の坂).
About the size of a newborn, such large sweets were intended as a display of wealth and would be cut up into slices of sugary sashimi for guests!
#干菓子 #higashi #japanesesweets #traditionalsweets #京都 #Kyoto #Japan
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Of the many 'sea bream' kigata on display, one was created by Horikyūraidō (掘九来堂) for use in a movie called Onna-no-saka (女の坂).
About the size of a newborn, such large sweets were intended as a display of wealth and would be cut up into slices of sugary sashimi for guests!
#干菓子 #higashi #japanesesweets #traditionalsweets #京都 #Kyoto #Japan
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Of the many 'sea bream' kigata on display, one was created by Horikyūraidō (掘九来堂) for use in a movie called Onna-no-saka (女の坂).
About the size of a newborn, such large sweets were intended as a display of wealth and would be cut up into slices of sugary sashimi for guests!
#干菓子 #higashi #japanesesweets #traditionalsweets #京都 #Kyoto #Japan
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As the bigger sweets were intended for display they typically featured auspicious motifs, such as cranes, pines and turtles.
When finished the 'sculptures' were often coloured with edible paint to enhance the designs🎨🖌️
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As the bigger sweets were intended for display they typically featured auspicious motifs, such as cranes, pines and turtles.
When finished the 'sculptures' were often coloured with edible paint to enhance the designs🎨🖌️
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As the bigger sweets were intended for display they typically featured auspicious motifs, such as cranes, pines and turtles.
When finished the 'sculptures' were often coloured with edible paint to enhance the designs🎨🖌️
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As the bigger sweets were intended for display they typically featured auspicious motifs, such as cranes, pines and turtles.
When finished the 'sculptures' were often coloured with edible paint to enhance the designs🎨🖌️
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As the bigger sweets were intended for display they typically featured auspicious motifs, such as cranes, pines and turtles.
When finished the 'sculptures' were often coloured with edible paint to enhance the designs🎨🖌️
