WAGASHI 和菓子

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$110 or 4 prepaid points /person
Approx. 3 hours

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$195 or 7 prepaid points /person
Approx. 5 hours

Nerikiri "Snowflake"
練り切り「雪花」

As Toronto experiences an extraordinary winter chill, we turn to the beauty hiding within these frigid days. Each snowflake, with its intricate crystalline pattern, falls silently through the air, reminding us that even the coldest days bring moments of pure artistry. In Japanese sweets, this fleeting beauty is captured through delicate handwork, creating geometric patterns that mirror nature's mathematical perfection.

What you will learn:

• Nerikiri, a malleable bean paste dough, in the form of snowflakes

• White bean paste filling, and the controlling of its thickness and flavours

• Making nerikiri dough, adjusting and blurring its colours

• Techniques in wrapping and shaping nerikiri using bare hands and tools

• Learn to distinguish various glutinous rice flours

Nerikiri "Sakura"
練り切り「櫻」

Baked Momoyama
焼き桃山

This small pastry takes on the name of a grand castle at Fushimi, Kyoto, where a genre of pottery bearing the same name originates.  Perhaps it is the baked pastry’s golden sheen that reminds one of what comes out of the kiln.  Momoyama's crumbly shell takes on artistic impressions, and it shines with a brush of Japanese sake.

What you will learn:

• Momoyama made of a unique and gluten-free dough decorated with imprints

• Cooking of the classic egg yolk enriched filling

• Coffee flavoured filling, and the controlling of its thickness and flavours

• Techniques in wrapping and imprinting momoyama using bare hands and presses