Friday, January 5, 2024

New Year's Sweets

Wishing everyone good health and happiness in 2024!
 Red-crested white cranes and turtles are considered symbols of healthy long life. 丹頂鶴與龜的甜點
These traditional Japanese sweets are made of rice flour, white bean paste, starch syrup and sugar.

A hexagonal pattern symbolizes the turtle shell.
You will find the two animals together in auspicious paintings and printed matters. 

38 comments:

  1. Hello rtc, Japanese pastries are so beautiful, and you have pointed out their symbolic meaning. In Taiwan we have some Japanese stores with imported sweets, but nothing so attractive and delicate as these.
    --Jim

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  2. The detail on these sweets is amazing! I just googled to find out a little bit more about the symbolism. Now to bite into each of those sweets!

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  3. Happy New Year! What beautiful looking sweets.

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  4. These look very tasty, Crane. Happy New Year!

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  5. I'm not very fond of rice, but use of rice flour has a delicate outcome in baked goods.

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  6. Dearest RTC,
    That shows the Japanese masters in the detail!
    Lovely and meaningful sweets—artfully created.
    Hugs,
    Mariette

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  7. The yellow cake is so nostalgic for me

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  8. I'd like to try those sweets but there aren't any around here.
    Thank you very much for your wishes for 2024, as well as for you.

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  9. Looks interesting..Happy New Year.

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  10. Beautiful Christmas symbols. May this year be successful and happy for all of us. I hope the sweets are very tasty, because they look very appetizing.
    Regards.

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  11. These are so beautiful -- and I will bet that they are quite delicious too!

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  12. 兩者都是好意頭的甜點🍬🍭謝謝分享 ❗️ 祝每一天都幸福、健康、快樂💝

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  13. Happy New Year! Thanks for the visit.

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  14. P.S. I didn't know about the cranes and tutrtles being associated with long life. Interesting!

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  15. Delicious looking sweets!! Happy, healthy and blessed New Year, RT!!

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  16. Cranes are beautiful birds. Happy New Year

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  17. Looks like a yummy treat!
    Happy New Year to you and yours, I wish you all the best in 2024!
    Take care, have a great week!

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  18. These look wonderful, thank you! I wish you A Very Happy and Healthy New Year!

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  19. These sweets look delicious, RTC. Happy new year.

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  20. These are adorable! Happy 2024! Thank you for your comment too!

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  21. 謝謝你的新年甜點,祝2024年身體健康!生活愉快!出入平安!

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  22. I wish you a healthy and happy 2024.
    In any case, I like sweets :-))
    And I love the flight of the cranes on the coast. We don't have any turtles here... the turtle shell has a wonderful pattern.
    All good wishes for you - health and long life.
    Hug

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  23. 很漂亮,可以看,也可以食,不過日本的甜點通常都太過甜。

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  24. These desserts look Yummy. I wish I had one to go with my coffee right now.

    May the new year bring much goodness your way. Thank you for always visiting and commenting.
    I appreciate that so.

    ~Sheri

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  25. These Japanese desserts are a feast for the eyes!
    Such beautiful works of art!

    I wish you a fantastic 2024.

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  26. Those are truly beautiful! It seems a shame to eat them given their beauty, but I bet they are delicious too

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  27. I wish you had a good time!Looks tasty to me :)))All good and much happiness to you and family:)))

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  28. Estas sobremesas são verdadeiras obras de arte... parecem ser uma delícia, mas são trabalhos de puro requinte, que até parece uma pena comê-los, dada a sua beleza e esmerada criação...
    Grata por tão deliciosa e fascinante partilha!
    Votos de um Feliz e Próspero Ano Novo, com saúde, para si e todos os seus!
    Um grande abraço!
    Ana

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