Kanten comes in many types, from powder, to threads, to dried blocks. The trick is to get the ratio right. We used a powder that I was not familiar with and the sweets turned out to be so hard they were like hockey pucks and had to be discarded.
Molding the koi for …
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This Saturday, May 25th is the summer sweets workshop
It will take place at Issoan Tea School, 17761 NW Marylhurst Ct. Portland, OR 97229
From 1 -3 pm, cost is $25. All recipes, ingredients and molds provided. Bring apron and container to take home your sweets.
We will be making mizu yokan, kudzu yaki and …
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A lot of things are going on this spring at Issoan Tea School
Kagetsu study, Sunday February 24th, 1:30-4:00
Kimono dressing workshop: Saturday March 9-3-4 pm. Bring your kimono and accessories. Individual help in dressing yourself will be provided.
Soujuan Kimono of Kyoto will be in Portland Wednesday March 13, 7-9 pm. A short talk …
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It has been more than a week since we had an intensive workshop here in Portland with Machida Gyotei sensei and we are grateful to Urasenke and Oiemoto for sending him to Portland. I don’t remember the last time we had a Gyotei sensei in Portland, but I have studied with them while I was …
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Check our News and Events page for upcoming workshiops, lectures and field trips.
Thursday, October 4, 2012 – 6:00pm: Japan and the Culture of the Four Seasons – Nature, Literature, and the Arts,
Saturday October 6th, 10 am to 2 pm Kimono alterations class
Saturday October 13, 10 am – 2 pm Field trip to …
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