Sakuramochi

Domyoji

Chomeiji

Sakuramochi is rice cake with bean paste wrapped in a preserved cherry leaf. Sakuramochi is divided into the two styles. One is called Domyoji and another is called Chomeiji. Domyoji is eaten in Kansai area which includes Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and etc. Chomeiji is eaten around Tokyo. Domyoji is made from rice flour which is born at the temple of Domyoji in the south east of Osaka. Chomeiji is originally sold at the temple of Chomeiji in Tokyo about three hundred years ago. The difference of the cooking method between Domyoji and Chomeiji is the following.
Domyoji is made from the rice flour called Domyoji flour and the bean paste wrapped in the rice cake. Chomeiji is made from the general rice flour and the wheat flour and the bean paste is rolled in the rice cake. Both are finally wrapped by a cherry leaf have preserved in salt since the previous spring.