Tea time - Green tea with wagashi...Wagashi are traditional Japanese confectioneries which we can enjoy appearance, texture, scent and taste. Also wagashi is healthy sweet because main ingredients are red/white azuki beans, grains, potatoes, Kanten (gelatin made from seaweed) and sugar which are all natural ingredients- rich in vegetable protein, fiber and low in animal fat.
Serve with green tea will be parfect!!
This unique wagashi from Japan, I think the smily man is one of seven lucky god.Seven Lucky Gods which are commonly know in Japan as Shichi Fukujin.
Shichi means seven, fukujin means god of good fortune and each of the seven gods has own auspiciousness such as Hotei- the fat and happy god of abundance and good health.
Happy healthy tea time!!
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Very nice! He looks like Santa too ;-)
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