Emma Orlow is a former editor and reporter for the Northeast region at Eater, who focused primarily on New York City, where she was born and raised. She covered restaurants, bars, pop-ups, and the ...

Dessert is a big deal anywhere, but especially in Japan where it’s considered an art. Learn how to make a dessert called wagashi from Mai Irie, host of the YouTube show “Japanese Kitchen by Miss ...

Imagine inhaling the delicate, sweet scent of azuki bean paste mingled with the soft, enticing textures of mochi rice. Wagashi, traditional Japanese sweets, are more than just delightful treats; they ...

Rice flour, sweet beans, sugar, and water. These are the humble materials used to make wagashi—painstakingly crafted, bite-size tea snacks once prized by the Japanese imperial court. Practitioners who ...

She grew up eating different kinds of wagashi made by her grandmother every year as offerings to ancestors during the spring and fall in Kyoto, Japan, where she was born and raised. CITY OF FOOD: ...

Have you ever seen a Raindrop Cake? It’s the clear round transparent “cake” talked about on many food and culture websites last year. That Raindrop Cake — believe it or not- is actually not exactly a ...

A confectioner in Kyoto creates her own recipes for the sweets known as wagashi. By Vivian Morelli KYOTO, Japan — On a recent Saturday morning, Sayoko Sugiyama was busy making some warabi mochi, a ...

Kimiko Gunji is the former director of Japan House and former professor of Japanese Arts and Culture at the University. She taught a variety of courses ranging from tea to Japanese flower arrangements ...