Petite Yōkan Omokage : Reminiscence
小形羊羹 おもかげ
£6.00 per item
A single piece of yōkan made with kokutō (unrefined dark brown sugar), ideal for accompanying a cup of tea.
This yōkan (a sweet confectionery with a smooth, gelled-paste consistency, typically made from azuki beans, sugar, and agar-agar) is produced with kokutō (unrefined dark brown sugar), which has a similar flavour profile to molasses.
The name Omokage means ‘vestige’ and refers to the lingering memory of a flavour popular in an earlier period in Japan. It appears in the Toraya archival documents, dating back to 1915.
Size : 7.9 x 2.8 x 2.0cm
Net Weight : 50 g
Ingredients: sugar, kurozatō (unrefined dark brown sugar), azuki beans, agar-agar
Kansai
The Kansai region includes the second-most populated metropolitan area in Japan with its largest city Osaka. Kyoto and Nara, two of Japan’s former capital cities, are home to important temples and shrines and strongholds of intangible cultural heritage, such as the Kyoto textile weaving skills of Nishijin.
