ABOUT WAGASHI

Wagashi is an art!

Wagashi is traditional Japanese confections that usually are made from plant-based ingredients. Its tender texture, beautiful appearance have been mesmerizing many people over the world. Not surprising when it’s described as “An Art of Five senses”, since each created Wagashi has the ability to awaken the 5 senses of the person who is enjoying it. Another words, in order to feel all the delicate taste of the traditional Wagashi you need to use all senses: sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste.

Wagashi has many different types, and its ingredients are various. However, the main ingredients of wagashi are rice flour, red bean paste and sugar.

Wagashi is usually served in Japanese tea ceremony. It is always consumed before the tea is served. The appreciation of the seasons is reflected in every form of Wagashi. For example, you can see plum blossoms, cherry blossoms in the spring, young bamboo and fireworks in the summer, red-yellow leaves of maple and the moon in the fall and snow in the winter.

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Tsubasa Pastry is the authentic Japanese Confectionery

Tsubasa Pastry, located in Hanoi, is a Japanese Confectionery online shop that sells a wide selection of freshly made wagashi.