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Sentaro Minaduki
In Kyoto, there is a specific Japanese sweet eaten on June 30th: Sentaro's "Minaduki." On this day, which marks the exact midpoint of the year, it is an essential part of the "Nagoshi no Harae" (Summer Purification) ritual, where people cleanse the impurities of the past six months and pray for good health for the remaining half of the year. It is characterized by its triangular shape, featuring white uiro (steamed rice cake) made to resemble ice, topped with scattered adzuki beans. It is said to have originated in the Heian period when commoners, unable to consume precious real ice, sought to ward off the summer heat with sweets that evoked the feeling of ice. Sentaro, a long-established shop dating back to the Meiji era, continues to make these using large-grained adzuki beans from their own farm. With its chewy texture and the simple sweetness of the adzuki beans, it is a flavor that makes you feel the beginning of summer in Kyoto.
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