Wagashi

I-Wagashi (和菓子) yinto etyiwayo yesiko yaseJapan ehlala ihanjiswa ngeti, ngakumbi iintlobo ezenziwe ukuba zityiwe kumsitho weti.Uninzi lweewagashi zenziwe ngezithako zezityalo.

Imbali

Igama elithi 'wagashi' livela kwi'wa' eliguqulela 'kwiJapan', kunye ne 'gashi', ukusuka kwi'kashi', elithetha 'iilekese'.Inkcubeko ye-wagashi yavela e-China kwaye yenza utshintsho olubalulekileyo eJapan.Iindlela kunye nezithako eziguqulwayo ngokuhamba kwexesha, ukusuka kwi-mochi elula kunye neziqhamo, ukuya kwiifom ezicacileyo ukuze zihambelane nokunambitheka kwe-aristocrats ngexesha le-Heian (794-1185).

Iintlobo zeWagashi

Kukho iintlobo ezininzi zeWagashi, kuquka:

1. Namagashi (生菓子)

I-Namagashi luhlobo lwewagashi oluhlala lukhonzwa ngexesha lomsitho weti yaseJapan.Zenziwe ngerayisi eshibhileyo kunye nentlama yeembotyi ezibomvu, ezibunjwe ngokwemixholo yamaxesha onyaka.

2. IManju (饅頭)

I-Manjū yinto eqhelekileyo yaseJapan yokudibanisa;uninzi lunomgubo wangaphandle owenziwe ngomgubo, umgubo werayisi kunye ne-buckwheat kunye nokuzaliswa kwe-anko (intlama yembotyi ebomvu), eyenziwe ngeembotyi ze-azuki kunye neswekile ebilisiweyo.

3. UDango (団子)

I-Dango luhlobo lwe-dumpling kunye ne-sweet eyenziwe kwi-mochiko (umgubo werayisi), ehambelana ne-mochi.Idla ngokusetyenziswa ngeti eluhlaza.I-Dango ityiwa unyaka wonke, kodwa iintlobo ezahlukeneyo ngokwesiko zityiwa ngamaxesha athile onyaka.

4. Dorayaki (どら焼き)

I-Dorayaki luhlobo lwe-confection yaseJapan, i-pancake ebomvu-yembotyi equlathe iipayithi ezimbini ezincinci ezifana ne-pancake ezenziwe nge-castella zisongelwe ukuzaliswa kwentlama eswiti ye-azuki.

Ukubaluleka kweNkcubeko

I-Wagashi idibene ngokujulile kunye nokuguqulwa kwamaxesha kunye ne-aesthetics yaseJapan, ngokuphindaphindiweyo ithatha imilo kunye neempawu zendalo, ezifana neentyantyambo kunye neentaka.Azonwatyelwa kungekuphela nje ngenxa yeencasa zazo, kodwa nangenxa yemiboniso yazo emihle neyobugcisa.Banendima ebalulekileyo kwimibhiyozo yeti yaseJapan, apho banikezelwa khona ukulungelelanisa incasa ekrakra yeti ye-matcha.

Ukwenza iwagashi kugqalwa njengohlobo lobugcisa eJapan, yaye umsebenzi wobugcisa udla ngokufundwa ngokuqeqeshelwa umsebenzi.Iinkosi ezininzi ze-wagashi namhlanje zibonwa njengobutyebi besizwe obuphilayo eJapan.

IWagashi, enemilo eethe-ethe kunye neencasa zazo, iyinto yokuphatha amehlo kunye nenkalakahla, kwaye iyinxalenye yelifa lenkcubeko yaseJapan.