今日きょうのおやつ

A short easy Japanese food post about enjoying brown sugar warabi mochi with plenty of kinako for today’s snack.

Kinako-covered brown sugar warabi mochi on a white plate

今日きょうのおやつは黒糖こくとうわらび餅もちです✨

Today’s snack is brown sugar warabi mochi.

わらび餅もちが好すきです。

I like warabi mochi.

きなこがたっぷりで、とてもおいしいです!

It has lots of kinako, and it’s really delicious.

みなさんは和菓子わがしが好すきですか?😋

Do you like Japanese sweets?

「黒糖」 is read 「こくとう」 and means brown sugar. 「和菓子」 is read 「わがし」 and refers to traditional Japanese sweets.

Today's Words

  • 今日きょうのおやつtoday’s snack
  • 黒糖こくとうわらび餅もちbrown sugar warabi mochi
  • たっぷりplenty; a generous amount
  • 和菓子わがしtraditional Japanese sweets

What You Can Practice

  • Use 「今日きょうのおやつは〜です」 to say what snack you are having today.
  • 「〜が好すきです」 means “I like ~.” The thing you like is marked with 「が」.
  • 「きなこがたっぷり」 means there is plenty of kinako. 「たっぷり」 emphasizes a generous amount.
  • What is brown sugar warabi mochi?It is a variation of warabi mochi made or flavored with brown sugar. It is often served with kinako or kuromitsu.
  • What is kinako?Kinako is roasted soybean flour. It has a nutty flavor and is commonly used with Japanese sweets.

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