YoshiAn is a maker of Japanese wagashi. At YoshiAn, we produce wagashi for Japanese tea ceremony and personal enjoyment. Every wagashi is carefully hand crafted with the highest standards for the utmost respect of its audience. While each wagashi is unique and one of a kind, as the idea of A Sole Encounter, we wish our wagashi bring you joy and a sense of contentment.
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What is Wagashi?
Wagashi is a general term and it means traditional Japanese confectionery. At YoshiAn, we produce nerikiri, yokan, and mochi. These artisanal sweets are oil-free, vegan, wheat-free, and nut-free. While its main ingredients are bean pastes and glutinous rice, sometimes a small portion of agar agar is added as a bonding agent for shaping purposes. Optional ingredients such as sesame, chestnuts, burdock, arrow roots, miso, and more may be added to create varieties.
Nerikiri
Nerikiri is made by bean paste and sugar. Like mochi, it often has an outer layer with a filling; red beans and white beans are often the filling choices. A small portion of glutinous rice is added to the outer layer as a bonding agent for shaping purpose.
Mochi
Mochi is made by glutinous rice with sugar and a filling. Red beans and white beans are common filling choices. Sometimes, additional ingredients such as kinkan (kumquat), yuzu, kuri (chestnuts), and others may be added to create varieties.
Yokan
Yokan is made by bean paste with sugar and agar agar. Additional ingredients such as yuzu, chestnut, kumquat, miso, and others may be added to create varieties.
A Sole Encounter
YoshiAn’s wagashi design changes with the season. Each design may be offered only a week or two as the nature and season change. While every wagashi is artisanally made, its uniqueness combines with the ever changing nature offers a true Sole Encounter experience that happens only once in a lifetime.