Sweets for heart's day
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
In Japan, it's common for Japanese women to give chocolate to men on Valentine's Day. Men on the other hand, give various gifts to women on March 14th which is called White Day. This tradition, sweet as it may sound started as a marketing tool for chocolate companies in Japan. Japanese women are encouraged to express love to men by giving chocolate and other gifts on February 14th. This doesn't mean just lovers, a daughter to a father or a sister to a brother can give chocolates too.
This year, the kids and I made some for Papa and the other men surrounding us. Lotte cocoa and white chocolate were our base chocolate flavoring and glaze. See what else we made here.
Lamingtons for hubby. ♥
A Lamington is a sponge cake in the shape of a cuboid, coated in a layer of traditionally chocolate icing then desiccated coconut.They are easy to make, try this recipe.
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| Papa(ぱぱ) .I LOVE YOU. Sarina(さりな) |
My 4-year-old daughter wrote this on the box for Papa. We made some more to be given to Ojisan (grandpa). We made mini sponge cakes, white chocolate hearts and chocoball sprinkles.
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14 comments:
Delicious sweet treats for the man of the house! Thanks for the visit, Mommy! I hope we can exchange links, too, Mommy! I already added your blog to my blog roll. I hope you can do the same. Followed you, too! Thanks!
that's a sweet temptation. the tradition is also a sweet gesture of love.
even daddies love sweets, too, especially the gestures:)
Those Lamingtons look so scrumptious!! I can't wait to give it a try myself! Thanks for posting :)
Please check my FTF entry for this week: Hap Chan Dinner
Much ♥,
Pearl
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I swear, if a man gives me those, I'm going to marry him in a heartbeat! I just love chocolate!
Here's my entry
http://pepperrific.com/2011/04/polvoron-perfected/
So special and sweet especially when you made the effort to bake those. Mine is here Little World of Fun THanks
Double Sweetness,Twice The Fun!!! :)
Sweet Treat!
Come and have some Mexican food at Spice Up Your Life blog, happy Easter!
I always find the Japanese's Valentine's Day so sweet, because it's the men who receives chocolates.
Hopping here from Food Trip Friday, if you have time, please check out my foodie experience at Felicity Patisserie, my FTF post this week. Thanks a lot!
that's a nice tradition...and a cheap one. =) i hope they won't come up with the idea of giving gadgets on christmas day
mine is up and hope you like eel:
http://www.domestic-cherry.com/2011/04/one-saturday/
that's sweet...and the presentation was really nice! i bet they are delicious too! anyway, have a great week! -PinayMum - Mommy's Life Around...
sweet and tempting..:)
Sorry for the Late Visit. I was on vacation. Hope you can check out My Food Trip Friday
yumm.. chocolates are my best friends :D
Oh my, mouth-watering! craving now for chocolates :)
http://www.lyzalane.info/2011/04/ftf13-seafoods-galore.html
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