Warabimochi

Warabimochi at Senjuan Yoshimune, Nara This side-by-side pair shows what to ask for. The dark piece on the left is the traditional kind, made only from bracken starch; the clear one on the right uses other ingredients for a paler color. Both are dusted with kinako, roasted soybean flour. If a shop offers the dark, pure-bracken version, that is the original to try.