We recommend the prestigious and delicate traditional confectioneries from the famous Kyoto house, Suetomi!
Suetomi is a Kyoto-based wagashi house, and it can be a bit of a challenge to buy their sweets in the Tokyo area.
However, the sweets are playful, dainty, and delicate, and you will be glad if you can buy them.
Not only are they delicious, but they are also beautiful to look at, making them a good choice for international gourmets.
This time it is June and these Japanese sweet are to enjoy the Minazuki month of the lunar calendar.
What is Suetomi?
It is a long-established Kyoto wagashi confectionery house established in 1893 during the Meiji Era (1868-1912). The shop has a modern impression with its bright light blue wrapping paper called “Suetomi Blue.
Although it has a long tradition, the confectionery has been designed and flavored with ingenuity, so you will never get tired of it.
It is also active in collaborations with outside organizations.
In 2021, they collaborated with chocolatier JEAN-PAULHÉVIN. Their “fuyaki senbei,” a rice cracker made from glutinous rice and sugar, created a sensation when it was fused with a chocolate specialty store.
What early summer sweets to recommend at Suetomi?
As the prestigious Kyoto sweets store, we honestly recommend all of them.
This time, we introduce some main confections that are cute and humorous in appearance. The main confections are made to reflect the seasons, so they are changed each season of the year.
“Sawabe no Hotaru” (Fireflies of Sawabe) with its chic design
What is this? when you see it for the first time.
The jade-colored bean jam is made to look like a water plant. The black Azuki beans seen here and there resemble fireflies. The transparent outer layer is made of kudzu. The moist kudzu flavor and the moist bean paste make for a delightful taste.
Refreshing “Aoume” (green plum)
This confectionery is made of gyuhi and smooth koshian (sweet bean paste). The fresh green color stands out in the dreary rainy season. The stripes and the stem of the ume plum are faithfully shaped, just like a real fresh green one.
If you eat real raw green ume, the acidity is too strong and will upset your stomach. It is humorous to reproduce realistically something that would be inedible.
Where can we buy Suetomi’s wagashi sweets?
Where can we buy Suetomi’s wagashi sweets?
Since all the sweets are made in Kyoto, it is difficult to get them in other prefectures. But that’s why wagashi lovers are more eager to buy them!
We write how to buy them.
When you visit Kyoto, buy them at the main store in Kyoto.
If you want to buy traditional sweets in Kyoto, go to the main store!
