滋賀県·和菓子
Aobana Warabi Mochi
A cool, bluish warabi mochi made using the 'Aobana' flower from Kusatsu City. Aobana is a relative of the Dayflower, which blooms with beautiful blue flowers in summer. The pigment extracted from its petals is used to create 'Aobana-gami' (blue flower paper), which has been used since the Edo period as a dye for sketching Yuzen and Shibori dyeing. It is a local treasure, as Kusatsu is said to be the only place in the country that continues to cultivate Aobana. This dish transforms that proud tradition of Kusatsu into jiggly warabi mochi. Within its elegant sweetness coated in kinako (roasted soybean flour) and its smooth, pleasant texture, the long history and culture of the region are softly dissolved. It is a uniquely characteristic souvenir of Kusatsu.
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