Seasonal Food Traditions in Japan: Obon Vegetables and Halloween Wagashi
Kabocha becomes tempura, suage, a simmered dish, and Halloween wagashi, while Obon’s cucumber horse and eggplant cow carry a separate symbolic meaning.
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Mochi, Dango, and Warabi Mochi: How Japan’s Chewy Sweets Differ
Mochi, dango, and warabi mochi may all look soft and chewy, but they are made differently. Compare pounded rice, rice-flour dumplings, filled daifuku, and cooling starch-based sweets.