There's a famous "yokan" store near my parents' workplace called Toraya. For those of you who don't know, yokan is a jellied dessert made of red or white bean paste, sugar, and agar. Delish! I actually used to hate it as a kid, but I like it now.
Pictured above is a special edition manju that Toraya made for my parents to commemorate their company's 50th anniversary. Usually, it's just one color and one flavor, but here they've intricately placed five multicolored yokan manju inside of a giant manju (dumpling).
Looks yummy. I can't wait to try lots of Japanese food one day! This looks really cool. Congrats to your parents.
Posted by: Jenanime | July 18, 2007 at 08:44 AM
Another comment: was it expensive? I just wonder because sometimes custom food is costly here in the U.S. I wonder if it remains true for Japan too?
Posted by: Jenanime | July 18, 2007 at 08:45 AM
sugoi! it looks big. how big is it?
Posted by: iamalandingpagedesigner | July 18, 2007 at 02:39 PM
yummm!!!! makes me with the asian art museum would do an entirely edible exhibit -- yeah it's weird -- i used to dislike this and similarly textured foods as a kid, and now i love 'em -- same with avocados
Posted by: Ari at Stone Bridge Press | July 18, 2007 at 04:43 PM
Looks nice. I normally only see this kind of stuff on Ikinari Oogon Densetsu.
Posted by: tameguchi | July 18, 2007 at 07:00 PM