Wagashi of seven lucky gods

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!!

Bento fun!

Welcome to my "Bento Fun"!
Bento is a Japanese style lunch.
I enjoy making it.
Today's menu are fish cutlet,grilled asparagus with garlic,
coleslow,pickled carrot and cucumber.

Father's day:Idea#1

It's nearly Father's day! Start to thinking the gift for dad.

I bought a aluminium drink bottle, a small torch, 2 carabiner hooks and wrap with Japanese TENUGUI from my shop.

My dad ride a motorcycle so he can use the Tenugui as a bandanna. Tenugui is made of 100%cotton that absorbs a sweat very well and dry quick, good for summer ride,dad!　And don't forget to drink lots of water. 　

Japanese sweet treat : green tea cake

Green tea cake for teatime treat! This is a my favorite cake from Utopia at Myaree.

Utopia has lots of variety of asian style breads and sweets. Australian cake

is too sweet for me but Utopia's cake are just nice and look so yummy:)

Utopia Myaree :near corner of Leach hwy and North Lake rd

　　　Perth : 73 Barrack st

I use a Japanese "Tenugui" for napkin and wooden fork to coordinate. The Japanese book below shows you how to fold and wrap many things using the beautiful Japanese tenugui and furoshiki.

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Sweet gift and "Green" Tenugui

Homemade gifts are the best! not only that, they are good for environment too.

Today I put homemade biscuit into pretty jar which found at second hand shop,

Recycle!  and wrapped in a Japanese Tenugui towel,also I use a cookie cutter to tie together.

How did I wrapped?

1. Place a jar near the edge.      2. Roll over.     3. Bring up the one side of  tenugui toward to the top of jar.      4. Tie together with a cookie cutter. 

done!  That was very easy.

Sweet gifts for  Recycle = Reuse = eco friendly = smiley :)

 

Tenugui Art

Tenugui is a traditional Japanese towel which was used for a long time in Japan.

Tenugui is dyed by Japanese traditional way.

It's too cute  for dry hand or dishes,  I rather frame this Japanese towel:) 

How do you use it? 

*History of Tenugui  Vol-1

Cultivation of the cotton becomes popular in Edo era(1603~1867).

The Yukata which is an informal cotton kimono for the summer season, and the Tenugui spread for the life of  the commoner.

From the middle of Edo era, the Tenugui which Kabuki actor put a family crest and an original pattern on become longing for people and prevalent very much.

Kabuki is the highly stylised classical Japanese dance-drama art it  has been a favorite among the Japanese people since Edo era.

Enjoy the TENUGUI in your style

"TENUGUI" is the Japanese hand towel . Japanese summer has much humid so the "TENUGUI" was created from the climate. 100% cotton that water absorptivity is excellent , the edge of the tenugui keeps on cutting(the raveling of the edge stops at approximately 5 mm ) that makes water dry well and first, generelly 35cm x 95cm and is not bulky.

This Japanese original "TENUGUI"　used to be an important part of daily life for Japanese people and have been used as various uses from old days and it is still used with various sheen in modern life.

Use example:
Wash a body in a bath.
Substitute "TENUGUI "for a towel and handkerchief.
Use as a scarf or bandanna.
Put it in a frame and make it a tapestry and display it.
On a table center, luncheon mat, a napkin.
Wrap an article like a "FUROSHIKI"（As for the sake or the wine）.
Use as Kichen towel so on・・・・・

Enjoy it in your style!