Flowers & leaves
Edible dried flowers have been a fashion touch in Japan for a few years. Used as decoration for plates, tables, biscuits… And even brides use them for hairdo. Viola, Verbena, four-leaf clover dried flowers will brighten a tasty and delicate daily dish.
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Salted Sakura cherry tree leaves
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From €5.35Salted Sakura cherry tree leaves
Did you know that when the Sakura cherry tree is in blossom, the leaf exhales a delicious perfume?
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Dried edible red roses petals "Heart"
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From €13.75Dried edible red roses petals in heart shape
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Dried Magnolia leaves
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From €18.00Magnolia's leaf for "Hoba" is peculiar to the table barbecue cooking with miso.
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Sakura cherry tree liquid smoke
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From €13.85Cherry tree fragrance is very much used in Japan, mainly to flavor salts, soy sauces and other preparations made to flavor food.
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Dried japanese maple leaves Momiji
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From €11.70Japanese maple is symbolic of Japan. The pretty shape of its leaves and its red color are adulated by traditional Japanese poets and singers.
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Shiso leaves condiment
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From €39.50Red shiso or purple shiso, Aka shiso in Japanese, from its vernacular name Perilla Frustecens, is a member of the mint family.
It is one of the most important herbs and condiments in Japanese cuisine. Red shiso is often used to color foods and in marinades. Aromatic and taste notes of the green variety are similar to those of basil.
Purple version is reminiscent of hibiscus, sour cherry and acerola. In Japan, this plant is considered a medicinal plant, renowned for its antiseptic, soothing, antiallergic and anti-inflammatory properties, as well as for its preventive effects against cardiovascular disease.
Red shiso is a "Japanese herb" with a good balance of vitamins and minerals. These leaves, processed as a condiment, are very rare to find in Japan.
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Powdered Sakura cherry tree leaves
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From €73.95This powder, with its powerful vegetal notes and combined fragrances of freshly cut grass and nuts is truly exceptional.
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Kuromoji to infuse
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From €19.00It is sometimes said that Kuromoji is similar to rosewood.
As Kuromoji and rosewood belong to the same family, Lauraceae, their aroma is really similar. -
Cherry sakura leaves
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From €3.98Pickled sakura leaves are salted cherry leaves. Leaves are picked young, in May, as their texture is tender.
They are then blanched and marinated in salt for a few days. Harvesting coincides with cherry blossom season. Leaves retain a slight sweetness and smell of cherry blossom.
This aroma is due to an organic compound called coumarin, found in cherry blossom, cinnamon bark and tonka bean.
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Cherry blossom preserved in sweet syrup
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From €29.95Cherry blossom preserved in sweet syrup
The Sakura cherry blossoms exhale delicious fragrances of cherry seed almond. In order to preserve their colors and flavors, as soon as they are harvested, the flowers are kept in salt.
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