Dishes made from cherry blossoms

Cherry blossoms are not only for viewing, putting in movies… but they can also be processed into food.

Dec 21, 2022 - 08:00
Feb 3, 2023 - 08:44
Dishes made from cherry blossoms

Cherry blossom mochi

Mochi cake made from glutinous rice is called Mochigome. This type of cake is very popular with the people of Japan and the world. Cherry blossom mochi has an eye-catching pink color, wrapped with a cherry leaf.

Dessert Sakura Anmitsu

This is a traditional Japanese dessert that helps to cool down the body in the summer. In addition to ingredients such as jelly, shoe cake, jam. Sakura Anmitsu's creamy sugar syrup is made from pureed cherry blossoms to create a beautiful pink color and a very special cherry blossom flavor.

Cherry Blossom Dumplings

Manju dumplings are a type of cake made from glutinous rice flour and red bean paste. To make the sakura manju dumplings, the baker adds a salted cherry blossom to each one, making them especially delicious and beautiful.

Cherry blossom rice balls

Rice balls with salted cherry blossoms make the taste and color very special. This is a favorite dish of the Japanese and also a dish you cannot miss when you have the opportunity to visit this country.

Cherry blossom cold noodles

Cold noodle is a famous cooling noodle dish that Japanese people love in summer. When combined with cherry blossoms, the noodles have a characteristic pink color and floral taste. Cold noodles are usually served with Tsuyu dipping sauce.

Cherry blossom ice cream

This is probably the most interesting of the cherry blossom dishes because of its delicious taste. In April, when the weather warms up, watching cherry blossoms bloom and eating light pink ice cream is an unforgettable experience.

In addition to the dishes from cherry blossoms mentioned above, the Japanese also created many other dishes from this flower that are extremely delicious and beautiful such as jelly, tea, sponge cake, cheese...

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