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Ibaraki`s Famous Plum-Blossom-Season Sweets ( and some thoughts they elicit on Japanese culture)
7 March, 2021
My favorite accompaniment to a plum blossom viewing excursion- Mito no Ume – sweet bean paste wrapped in shiso leaves which have been soaked in plum syrup !
By Avi Landau
In Japan, at the heart of nearly every plan, at the core of just about any event, ceremony or excursion- there is…… EATING. No matter how solemn or raucous the ancient rite or how exquisite, refined or interesting the art, music , nature or history encountered, it is THE FOOD which is looked forward to, savored, photographed, and afterward, remembered and spoken of.