@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social
2026-07-29 06:08 UTC
As this sweet is themed on a paulownia tree in flower, shredded pink dough is layered onto a base of shredded green dough.
It is delicate and time consuming work.
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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social 2026-07-29 06:45
The faintly fragrant wood of paulownia trees was traditionally used for making clothes chests in Japan. Because it contained natural insect and mold repellent, and because it was slow to burn (important when fires were a constant threat), the wood was particularly prized #桐