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Yatsuhashi. This is a specialty of Kyoto that is generally made from rice flour that is flavored with cinnamon and sugar, and sometimes other flavorings as well. The black color is the result of an Asian style bean paste that is used to make the delicious treat. If you are in Kyoto, you can often find this for sale by people with carts around the train stations. Yatsuhashi means “eight bridges.”  It is often wrapped in wedges of soft sweet dough or mochi.  

This is the video that one man has made while he and his wife are traveling in Kyoto.  They have just purchased Yatsuhashi, and are showing it and explaining what it is in the short film. If you are ever there in Kyoto, you must try this delicate sweet for yourself.  We hear that it is as delightful as any other confection that you will find in all of Japan, and that once you try it, you will always remember its delicate sweet flavor and will want to return to buy more.