柏饼 Wagashi Kashiwamochi (Rice Cake Wrapped In Oak Leaf)
Snacks bought from "Mitsukoshi Food Hall".
Extracted off the Internet:
Kashiwa mochi is mochi made of Uruchi rice flour with red bean paste wrapped in an oak leaf. Like sakura mochi, some people eat the oak leaf and some do not. It is often associated with Children's Day, May 5th. Kashiwa mochi originated in Edo (current Tokyo) in 1745-1786 CE. The reason Kashiwa mochi is offered on Children's Day is because oak leaves do not fall off until new leaves emerge in the spring and therefore is believed to be auspicious.
I bought them because I happened to be in Tokyo around the time these were available and I see plenty of folks queuing up for it! Curiosity kills the cat I guess! (grin)
They do have a very strong leafy aroma from the usage of the oak leaves but otherwise, they tasted like what mochi would but the mochi body itself had a lovely subtle rice fragrance.
柏饼 Wagashi Kashiwamochi (Rice Cake Wrapped In Oak Leaf)
Snacks bought from "Mitsukoshi Food Hall".
Extracted off the Internet:
Kashiwa mochi is mochi made of Uruchi rice flour with red bean paste wrapped in an oak leaf. Like sakura mochi, some people eat the oak leaf and some do not. It is often associated with Children's Day, May 5th. Kashiwa mochi originated in Edo (current Tokyo) in 1745-1786 CE. The reason Kashiwa mochi is offered on Children's Day is because oak leaves do not fall off until new leaves emerge in the spring and therefore is believed to be auspicious.
I bought them because I happened to be in Tokyo around the time these were available and I see plenty of folks queuing up for it! Curiosity kills the cat I guess! (grin)
They do have a very strong leafy aroma from the usage of the oak leaves but otherwise, they tasted like what mochi would but the mochi body itself had a lovely subtle rice fragrance.