250 g

Description Paste of Japanese cherry blossoms (Sakura-an)

When the Japanese cherry tree is in bloom, the cherry blossoms develop their wonderful almond-marzipan-like aroma. These cherry blossoms were picked in Japan when they were in bloom, carefully selected and mixed with a white adzuki bean paste (anko). The consistency of the paste is very soft.

Ingredients: White bean paste, sugar, pickled sakura cherry blossoms (0.46%), trehalose, cochineal dye E120, alum E522

Use

This white adzuki bean paste with cherry blossoms can be used

• for mochi
• as a filling of sweet particles
• for chocolate
• and analogous to marzipan
• or in the savory range with dark meat

The special aroma remains stable even after baking.

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45 g

Description Crispy Shiso Flakes

For these shiso crispies, red shiso leaves are mixed with salt and ume plum vinegar and then dried. Approx. 237 red shiso leaves are used for 50 g of shiso flakes. The subsequent drying is so gentle that the typical Shiso aroma and the red color of the leaves are largely retained.

Shiso Crispies are also available in the large 300 g pack (click here)

Use

• With their great red colour, Shiso Crispies transform any dish into a colorful composition.
• In terms of taste, the crispies add mint-like notes and a crunchy texture.
• Shiso crispies can also be used in a typical Japanese way as furikake in rice dishes.

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300g

Description Crispy Shiso Flakes

For these shiso crispies, red shiso leaves are mixed with salt and ume plum vinegar and then dried. Approx. 237 red shiso leaves are used for 50 g of shiso flakes. The subsequent drying is so gentle that the typical Shiso aroma and the red color of the leaves are largely retained.

Shiso Crispies are also available in the small 45 g pack (click here)

Use

• With their great red colour, Shiso Crispies transform any dish into a colorful composition.
• In terms of taste, the crispies add mint-like notes and a crunchy texture.
• Shiso crispies can also be used in a typical Japanese way as furikake in rice dishes.

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60g

Description Red Shiso Powder (Shiso no Mai)

For this powder, red shiso leaves were dried and pulverized. As a result of drying, the shiso leaves lose their minty aroma; The taste of the powder is more reminiscent of tea.

Use

• as an ingredient in ice cream
• for teas
• as an ingredient in sauces

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6 g

Japanese cherry leaves dried and powdered with a taste that is slightly reminiscent of marzipan.

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1 kg bulk packaging

Description Large Japanese cherry blossoms (Sakura)

In Japan, cherry blossom season is a national event. The advance of the cherry blossoms from March to May is followed on television parallel to the weather news. It starts in southern Japan and then arrived in the far north in May. Families and friends gather in parks to celebrate the event together.

Cherry blossoms, called sakura in Japan, symbolize the beginning of spring and are an important cultural theme, especially in Japanese cuisine.

These whole Japanese cherry blossoms have been gently dried and preserved with plum vinegar and salt. Unlike European blossoms, Japanese cherry blossoms have their very own aroma, reminiscent of almonds and marzipan.

Particularly large cherry blossoms were selected for these variants. The stalk was left on the flowers so that as much aroma as possible remains in the flowers.

Ingredients: cherry blossoms, plum vinegar, salt

Use

They are used in Japan for example

• for tea.

Or the salt is rinsed off with water, the buds are immersed in hot water to allow them to unfold, and then used as

• decoration for dishes
• decoration of desserts
• aromatic ingredient for steamed fish.

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