Wagashi expert Gena Renaud loves the ephemeral ... Renaud wanted her next venture to honor her Japanese mother, who had adopted her from Korea. She also decided Portland would be a great place ...

Traditional Japanese teatime sweets, known as wagashi, are in a league of their own. While western desserts are often equated with excess and indulgence, the dainty wagashi instead calls for quiet ...

Make deliciously soft and chewy Strawberry Mochi at home with this easy Ichigo Daifuku recipe! Sweet red bean paste and juicy strawberries are wrapped in tender mochi dough for a beautiful and ...

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 ...

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 ...

She covers restaurants, bars, pop-ups, and the people powering them. Wagashi is a style of Japanese confections made from rice flour, beans, sugar, and water, that date back thousands of years.

“Neo wagashi,” a modern twist on traditional Japanese sweets, is gaining popularity with its photogenic appearance that is perfectly suited for today's social media era. Long-established shops ...

When former private tutor Kelsey Lee learned the art of making the traditional Japanese dessert called wagashi, she wanted to teach others how to craft it. And that’s exactly what she did.