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Kurimushi Yokan is one of the traditional Japanese sweets- a steamed yokan with chestnuts. It’s made from a mixture of anko (sweet red bean paste), wheat flour, and powdered arrowroot. This Kurimushi Yokan is from Nishimura, one of the most traditional sweet shops in Asakusa, with over 160 years of history. The taste is elegant, smooth, and slightly chewy, and a gentle sweetness. It’s also their signature confection.

Kurimushi Yokan is one of the traditional Japanese sweets- a steamed yokan with chestnuts. It’s made from a mixture of anko (sweet red bean paste), wheat flour, and powdered arrowroot. This Kurimushi Yokan is from Nishimura, one of the most traditional sweet shops in Asakusa, with over 160 years of history. The taste is elegant, smooth, and slightly chewy, and a gentle sweetness. It’s also their signature confection.

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Kashiwa-mochi is a traditional Japanese sweet made from rice cake, typically enjoyed on Children’s Day, 5th May, to celebrate children’s health and family prosperity. It is filled with sweet red bean paste, known as anko, and wrapped in an oak leaf. The type of filling varies by region- popular varieties include smooth paste, chunky paste, and miso paste, which has a sweet taste with a hint of savouriness. The oak leaf is not edible, but it adds a lovely fragrance to the rice cake.