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Appearing in the Muromachi period, minatsuki were created to mimic the ice eaten around this time by the imperial court as part of a festival to cool down during the onslaught of summer.

Ice was prohibitively expensive, so the sweets were cut into triangles to look like ice🧊

#Kyoto #wagashi #水無月

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Appearing in the Muromachi period, minatsuki were created to mimic the ice eaten around this time by the imperial court as part of a festival to cool down during the onslaught of summer.

Ice was prohibitively expensive, so the sweets were cut into triangles to look like ice🧊

#Kyoto #wagashi #水無月

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Woodblock print of men cutting ice and fishing for eels.

Image thanks - https://ukiyo-e.org/

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Minatsuki are cut into triangular shapes to mimic shards of ice.

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Woodblock print of ice blocks being cut and carried away.

Image thanks - https://ukiyo-e.org/

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Woodblock print of men of orcas swimming before a snowy landscape.

Image thanks - https://ukiyo-e.org/