Wagashi

I-Wagashi (和菓子) iyisinkwa esivamile saseJapane esivamise ukuphakelwa netiye, ikakhulukazi izinhlobo ezenziwe ukuthi zidliwe emcimbini wetiye.Ama-wagashi amaningi enziwa ngezithako zezitshalo.

Umlando

Igama elithi 'wagashi' livela ku-'wa' elihumusha 'ku-Japanese', futhi 'gashi', lisuka ku-'kashi', okusho ukuthi 'amaswidi'.Isiko le-wagashi lavela eShayina futhi laba noshintsho olukhulu eJapan.Izindlela nezithako ezishintshile ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, zisuka ku-mochi nezithelo ezilula, zaya kumafomu anemininingwane ukuze zivumelane nezicukuthwane phakathi nenkathi ye-Heian (794-1185).

Izinhlobo ze-Wagashi

Kunezinhlobo eziningi ze-Wagashi, kuhlanganise:

1. Namagashi (生菓子)

Ama-Namagashi awuhlobo lwe-wagashi oluvame ukuhlinzekwa ngesikhathi somkhosi wetiye waseJapane.Zenziwe ngerayisi eli-glutinous kanye ne-red bean paste, ezibunjwe zaba izingqikithi zesizini.

2. I-Manju (饅頭)

I-Manjū isithako esithandwayo saseJapane;iningi linengaphandle elenziwe ngofulawa, impushana yerayisi kanye nokunye okufana nokolweni kanye nokugcwaliswa kwe-anko (ubhontshisi obomvu), owenziwe ngobhontshisi obilisiwe we-azuki noshukela.

3. I-Dango (団子)

I-Dango iwuhlobo lwamadombolo noshukela owenziwe nge-mochiko (ufulawa welayisi), ohlobene ne-mochi.Ivame ukukhonzwa ngetiye elihlaza.I-Dango idliwa unyaka wonke, kodwa izinhlobo ezahlukene zidliwa ngokwesiko ngezikhathi ezithile zonyaka.

4. I-Dorayaki (どら焼き)

I-Dorayaki iwuhlobo lwesinkwa sase-Japanese, ikhekhe likabhontshisi obomvu eliqukethe amaqebelengwane amabili anjenge-pancake enziwe nge-castella esongwe ngokugcwaliswa okunamekiwe kukabhontshisi we-azuki.

Ukubaluleka Kwamasiko

Ama-Wagashi axhumene ngokujulile nokushintsha kwezinkathi zonyaka kanye nobuhle baseJapane, ngokuvamile ethatha isimo kanye nemifanekiso yemvelo, njengezimbali nezinyoni.Abajatshulelwa kuphela ngama-flavour abo, kodwa nangenxa yezethulo zabo ezinhle, zobuciko.Banendima ebalulekile emikhosini yetiye yaseJapane, lapho benikezwa khona ukulinganisa ukunambitheka okubabayo kwetiye le-matcha.

Ukwenza i-wagashi kuthathwa njengohlobo lobuciko eJapane, futhi umsebenzi wezandla uvame ukufundwa ngokuqeqeshelwa umsebenzi okubanzi.Amakhosi amaningi e-wagashi namuhla abonwa njengamagugu kazwelonke aphilayo e-Japan.

I-Wagashi, enomumo nokunambitheka kwayo okuntekenteke, iyisipho sakho kokubili amehlo nolwanga, futhi iyingxenye ebalulekile yamagugu amasiko aseJapane.