I've been remiss about blogging lately even more so than usual, because I've been spending a lot of time back in Japan. It may be difficult for some of you to imagine this, but this Japanese household did not even have one camera until recently and my sister's iPhone is currently on its way to the Apple Graveyard. Anyway, I didn't make these. I wish I could say that I did.
These are Nerikiri from a wonderful Japanese sweets shop called Osakaya in Mita, Tokyo. Osakaya is a family business that has been around for 17 generations spanning a period of around 300 years.
Nerikiri are made from ingredients such as Shiratama Flour (processed glutinous rice flour), glutinous rice flour, sugar, Mizuame (starch syrup), Azuki bean paste, white bean paste or boiled egg yolks.
A good quality Nerikiri will have a very smooth texture and will have a subtle sweetness to it. Osakaya appears to blend their Azuki bean paste with white bean paste so that the flavor of Azuki does not dominate and become overpowering, but I don't really know what they do to achieve this effect.
I do however recommend that you pick-up some sweets at this shop if you are in the neighborhood. The quality of their sweets are really exceptional.
6 comments:
These are so pretty. I even got a book on how to make Nerikiri and yet the book is still sitting on my bookshelf for many years.
Oh..please come to my site and take a look on the edible art work from Ayako Suwa. You'll love it!
These are so pretty. I even got a book on how to make Nerikiri and yet the book is still sitting on my bookshelf for many years.
Oh..please come to my site and take a look on the edible art work from Ayako Suwa. You'll love it!
so nice that you are back :)
those sweets look very pretty, but I cannot imagine the taste at all with the kind ingredients you mention!
I have the utmost respect for the Japanese skills and taste in making sweets in particular. I am in fact experimenting as I write with the famous Japanese Kasutera cake, which I love! These sweets look delightful, so pretty and so refined. Would love to go by this store and order all their inventory! :)
Very pretty desserts. I love to see these kind of things. I hope you will post more pictures like these. I will wait patiently.
such a beauty! lucky you to spend time in Japan...:-)have a lovely week and thanks for stopping by on my blog!
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