It is one of the best known regional products of Kyoto. Growing up in Kansai, there was a time I got actually a bit tired of this too popular sweets as a kid, but now I sometimes feel like eating this nostalgic sweets.
Yatsuhashi is a small delicate sweet that is flavored with cinnamon. It is made from glutinous rice flour, sugar and cinnamon. There are two types; Baked (similar to senbei) and Raw(unbaked yatsuhashi). Nama(raw) yatsuhashi has a soft, mochi-like texture and is often eaten wrapped around red bean paste. Today, they come in a variety of different flavours such as green tea, chocolate and strawberry. Please try it yourself once!
written by Emi Onishi
I was born in Kyoto and moved to Tokyo about 10 years ago. I hope to share some information about Kansai through DJ . Currently enjoy being a mom raising a four-year old boy.