Nerikiri and Matcha Making

Came across a posting on Facebook for a Nerikiri and Matcha making in Gurney Plaza in conjunction with the Yosakoi Festival. So we signed you up for the session. It was the perfect timing, since it's right after your exams, we were headed to have your eyes tested and the session just about gave us enough time to arrive, do a little shopping for your friends and then start the lessons. 

It was a very small group of maybe 5-6 participants. Turned out the "teachers" are Japanese. You told me later that only 1 lady could speak good enough English. But at least you had fun. 

Here's the Nerikiri. It's a type of wagashi (traditional Japanese sweet) made primarily from sweetened white bean paste and a binding agent like gyūhi (a soft mochi). And you made a "Mount Fuji".

Then you moved on to the Matcha making session.. well it's just a whisking session, I guess, but you need to know the best temperature of the water and how much to whisk. The lady helped you take a photo:

And what did daddy and I do to wait for you? We walked around for a place to sit and have some drinks and ended up in Ippudo as they had a promotion for drinks. It came with this 1 free set of grilled yummies:

Yummy Yakitori

Added this "Nasu Dengaku"

We started with beer, then moved on to Sake:

When you were done, you joined us after stopping to buy some stuff from the "Japanese Fair" by Mercato. This was your drink:

You then headed to Mr DIY to quickly buy some stuff before joining us at the carpark to head home for dinner. That was a fun day..