Sakura Mochi (桜餅) is a traditional pink dumpling made with sticky, glutinous rice filled with red bean paste and wrapped with a cherry blossom leaf. While the rice and filling are sweet, the surface ...
YOSANO, Kyoto Prefecture--Dishes and sweets prepared using the Oshima-zakura cherry blossom tree’s flowers and edible leaves are cropping up here and nearby. Yasuhiro Kishiwada, 66, who owns the Amano ...