I have showed you so much Japanese food, and drinks and snacks and everything

至今為止我介紹了很多日本的食物 飲料 小吃之類的

But the stuff I'm going to show you today

但今天我要介紹給大家的

is probably my ultimate favourite thing to eat in Japan

或許是我在日本最最最喜歡吃的東西

Traditional Japanese sweets, or "wagashi"

傳統的日本甜食 稱作“和菓子“

I have dying to make a video for you guys about this stuff

我一直都很想製作一個視頻來介紹和菓子

because I just love it!

因為我太喜歡了！

and it's a lot different than anything you can find in N. America or Europe

而且這和能在北美洲或歐洲找到的很不一樣

I hope guys are as interested in it as I am

我希望你們能像我一樣對和菓子感興趣

So yesterday I went shopping in Asakusa

昨天我去了淺草逛街

Asakusa is great for traditional Japanese stuff

淺草是個買傳統日式物品的好地方

and they have SO many wagashi shops!

而且那裡有超多和菓子店！

So if you're ever looking for wagashi, totally recommend shopping in Asakusa

所以如果你想找和菓子 強烈推薦去淺草逛逛

First I visited one of the most famous wagashi shops in Asakusa

首先我去了一家在淺草非常有名的和菓子店

It's located right near kaminarimon

那家店在 “雷門” 附近 （雷門: 淺草寺的入口）

And the name of the shop is Kamejyuu

店名是 “龜十”

They are famous for their dorayaki

他們的銅鑼燒很出名

So I bought some dorayaki there

所以我在那裡買了一些銅鑼燒

and I got 2 other things from that shop

然後還有另外兩樣和菓子

So I'm gonna start by showing you guys those things

所以首先要讓你們看看這些和菓子

All right, so this is a dorayaki

好的 這就是銅鑼燒

What it is, is it's 2 pancakes

這是什麼呢 是兩個煎餅

and in the middle there is red bean paste

然後中間夾著紅豆餡

This is actually my first time trying a dorayaki from this famous shop

這其實是我第一次嘗試這家名店的銅鑼燒

So I bet it's really yummy

這一定很好吃

The size of the dorayaki that they sell

那家店賣的銅鑼燒

is a little larger than other ones you will find

比其他店賣的還大

and it looks super yummy!

看起來超好吃！

So I'm going to cut that in half

我會把它切成一半

and show you guys what the inside looks like

然後讓你們看看裡面的樣子

All right, so here it is!

好了 就是這樣！

You can see the red bean paste inside there

如你所見 裡面是紅豆餡

They also have a white bean paste version

他們也有白豆餡的版本

But this is their best seller

但這是最暢銷的

so I thought I should get this one

所以我想我應該買這個

Japanese sweets are best eaten with matcha or green tea

和菓子最好是配抹茶或綠茶一起吃

I don't have any of that today

但今天我兩樣都沒準備

but if you guys are ever to eat Japanese sweets

所以如果你們要吃和菓子的話

I totally recommend having them with green tea or matcha

我建議配著綠茶或抹茶一起吃

because Japanese sweets are not super sweet

因為和菓子不是很甜的甜點

and they just go perfectly with green tea

所以和綠茶搭配剛剛好

All right lets try it!

好的 來試試看吧！

Itadakimasu!

我要開動了！

Mmmmm

嗯⋯⋯

I can definitely see why they are famous for their dorayaki

我完全明白為什麼他們的銅鑼燒那麼出名了

This is so much better than any other one I've ever tasted!

這比我以前吃過的銅鑼燒好吃很多倍！

The pancakes are really fluffy!

煎餅很鬆軟！

and the bean paste is not super sweet at all

然後紅豆餡也不會太甜

So even if you're not into super sweet stuff like cake or cupcakes

即使你不喜歡超甜的蛋糕還是杯子蛋糕

I'd definitely give Japanese sweets a try

一定要嚐嚐和菓子

They're definitely pretty low on the sweet side, which is pretty cool

和菓子不是很甜 這很酷

Ok the next Japanese sweet I have to show you is from the same store, Kamejyuu

好的 我要介紹的下一個和菓子來自同一家店 “龜十”

and it is the monaka!

這是 “最中”！ （最中: 薄而脆的餅殼夾著餡料的日式甜點）

Now this is pretty similar to the dorayaki

這和銅鑼燒有點像

It is 2 thin wafers made out of mochi

這是兩片用麻糬製成的薄餅

and in the inside is shiro-an

裡面的餡料是

or white bean paste

白豆餡

This is actually the first time I've had a shiro-an monaka

這是我第一次吃白豆餡的“最中”

That's really yummy!

真的好好吃！

The wafers are really delicate

薄餅很脆

They almost dissolve in your mouth when you bite into it

咬下去入口即化

and again the bean paste isn't super sweet at all

然後白豆餡不會太甜

It's a very subtle sweetness

是一種微妙的甜

The next wagashi that I have here is kintsuba

下一個和菓子是 “金鍔”

Again, this one is made with sweet bean paste

這也是用豆餡製成的

What they do, is they take a cube of sweet bean paste

他們是這麼做的呢 首先將一塊甜豆餡

and then they dip it in a very light batter

裹上薄薄的麵衣

and they fry each side individually

然後一面一面煎

So they'll stand it up on the grill like this and fry that side

他們會讓這個立方立在烤盤然後煎朝下的那一面

Then turn it to fry the next, and so on

然後翻過來 再煎另一面 以此類推

So you get a very delicate battery that coats the bean paste

然後豆餡就會被一層薄薄的麵衣裹著

Normally you would eat wagashi using a specific utensil called a youji

通常吃和菓子時會用一種專用的器具 叫做“楊枝” （爪楊枝: 木製的小叉子）

But I don't own one so today I'm going to eat them with chopsticks

但是今天我沒有楊枝 所以我要用筷子吃

All right so here's what it looks like

好的 它是這樣子的

You can see the thin layer of batter on the outside

可以看到表層有一層薄薄的麵衣

Let's try it!

來吃吃看吧！

I find that the red bean paste has a stronger flavour than the white one

我覺得紅豆餡比白豆餡的味道還濃

So if you're kinda iffy about trying bean paste

所以如果你對於嘗試豆餡感到不安的話

I would recommend starting with the white one

我建議先試試白豆餡

I love it, so the red one is good for me

我很喜歡 所以紅豆餡很適合我

I really like this

我很喜歡這個

I like the delicate batter, it's nice

我喜歡薄薄的麵衣 很好吃

It's not heavy at all

不會很“厚”

Again, would be really yummy with tea!

這配茶會很好吃！

So this next one is my absolute favourite wagashi

下一個是我最喜歡的和菓子

It just looks beautiful, and I really love the flavour

這很漂亮 我很喜歡這個味道

It is called nerikiri

這叫 “練切”

Can you see the gorgeous colour

你看顏色多漂亮

and the detailed floral pattern that it has

而且還有很精緻的花紋

Nerikiri are made using a mixture of white bean paste

”練切“是用白豆餡和

and a soft mochi called gyuhi

一種叫做“求肥”的軟麻糬製成的

and after that, once you've made your paste

做好原料後

you can mold it into whatever shape, whatever colour you like

就可以將它塑成任何形狀任何顏色

So they've very interesting

所以真的很有趣

You can find gorgeous designs if you do a search on google for "nerikiri"

如果你在谷歌搜索的話 可以找到很多很華麗的設計

And again, if you're looking to try these, check out Asakusa

再說一次 如果你想要試試這些和菓子的話 可以到淺草去

They had the awesomest assortment of these

那裡有各式各樣的和菓子

They're just so much fun to look at, they're beautiful

就算是看也很有趣 真的太漂亮了

Again, this would be eaten using a youji

這也要用楊枝吃

But let's use chopsticks today

但今天就用筷子好了

The texture of these is amazing

這口感很神奇

What can I compare it to...

可以用什麼來比喻呢⋯

It's like a marzipan

有點像杏仁膏

But a lot softer and creamier

但是更軟更濃郁

and it dissolves in your mouth a lot faster than a marzipan

比杏仁膏更快在嘴裡融化

But very similar

但是很相似

This is definitely my favourite of all wagashi

這絕對是我最喜歡的和菓子

I really recommend that you guys try it if you come to Japan

如果你們來日本的話 我非常推薦你們試試

If you're ever involved in a Japanese tea ceremony

如果你參加日式茶會

this is the most popular sweet that they will give to you with your tea

這會是最常和茶一起享用的甜點

So if you're able to participate in a tea ceremony

所以你如果有機會參加茶會的話

definitely recommend that, because you will probably get to try

絕對推薦 因為你很可能會

some nerikiri out when you do that

有機會嘗試到“練切”

You can see how soft it is when I cut it here

這樣切下去 就能看到這有多軟

Can cut it with barely any pressure

不需要用什麼力就能切開

The last Japanese sweet that I have to show you guys today

我想介紹給大家的最後一樣和菓子

is something that is super gorgeous

是非常華麗的和菓子

but I've never gotten a chance to eat

但是我還沒機會吃過

and I'm always looking at them and wanting to try them!

我一直都很想試試！

So I definitely wanted to do that today with you guys

所以今天一定要介紹給你們

Aren't these so pretty?

很漂亮吧？

Like the nerikiri, these also come in many different shapes

就像“練切” 這也有各種形狀

and colours, and with different fillings inside

各種顏色 各種內餡

I didn't know the name of these

我不知道這些叫什麼

But someone on Twitter helped me out and told me they're called kingyoku

但在推特上有人告訴我說這叫做“錦玉”

So if you want to search for those on Google you can do that

如果你要在谷歌上搜索的話可以輸入“錦玉”

Aren't these pretty? I can't wait to try them

是不是很漂亮？我等不及了

They're just a simple jelly

這是很簡單的果凍

and you can fill them with whatever you like

可以放入任何你喜歡的餡料

Fruits, or bean paste shapes, or other little jellies

水果 豆餡 或者其他果凍

There's beans in there, some azuki beans in there

這裡面有豆子 小豆

Let's try one!

來嚐看一個吧！

I think I'm gonna try the kiwi one

我想我會試試奇異果的

because it's so pretty

因為好漂亮

Look at that

你看！

This is a chestnut

這是栗子

Kingyoku are often eaten in the summer

“錦玉” 最常在夏天時享用

because they're seen as a cool and refreshing treat

因為 “錦玉” 被視作一種清涼的甜點

Just the look of them looks very summery and refreshing

看著它們就覺得“很夏天” 很清新

I have no idea what this is going to taste like

我不知道味道怎樣

Let's try! Itadakimasu!

試試看吧！我要開動了！

Oh the jelly is really thick!

喔～ 這個果凍好“重”

It's like a really thick jello

像是很“重”的 Jell-O（一種果凍）

They jelly itself is flavoured too

果凍本身也是有味道的

It's really sweet

好甜喔

Mmm that's really yummy

嗯 好好吃

Tastes very similar to jello

吃起來很像 Jell-O

It's like a jello, with a thicker (closer to gummy candy) consistency

很像 Jell-O 但是濃度比較重（比較接近軟糖）

This is actually one of the sweetest out of all the things I ate today

這是我今天吃的所有和菓子當中最甜的

It's a lot sweeter than the others

比其他和菓子甜很多

I hope you guys enjoyed this video on wagashi (Traditional Japanese sweets)

我希望你們喜歡這個關於“和菓子”的視頻

There are so many different kinds

真的有很多不同種類的和菓子

I just showed you guys a few of the main ones

我介紹給你們的只是幾款主要的

But there are hundreds!

但是實際上有百多款！

Definitely google "wagashi" if you're interested in seeing more

如果想看到更多種類的話 一定要去搜索“和菓子”

There are so many beautiful patterns of the jelly ones I showed you

剛才介紹的果凍有很多漂亮的款式

and the nerikiri type

還有 “練切” 也是

If you guys have ever tried wagashi yourself

如果你們嘗過和菓子的話

please let me know down in the comments which ones are your favourites

請留言讓我知道你最喜歡哪一種

so I can find some new ones to try

好讓我能找一些不一樣的來試試

Thanks for watching and I'll see you guys soon, bye!

謝謝收看！很快會再見面的 再見！

This video was made as part of the YouTube Space Jidaigeki Program

這個視頻是“YouTube Space 時代劇企劃”的一部分製作