OK OK, since the mystery of the previous post has been already revealed by my careless mistake of titling the photo, here’s an early revelation of the answer.


This package arrived on Saturday and I was very excited to receive it as I already knew what was going to be inside. About a month or two ago I was chatting with my friend Felix, who lives in Hong Kong, over msn. I was feeling very down at that point in time and to cheer me up, he asked if he could get me anything from Tokyo as he was going there on a business trip soon.


An elegantly wrapped black and grey package – typical of sleek and tasteful Japanese design – with a gold band and the word 黑 (black) lay before me.


I love the back of the box, too, with its round red sticker that’s similar to the red round circle on the Japanese flag. A deft and aesthetically good touch to hold the gold band down.


A black embossed box lay before me after tearing off the first wrapping and my anticipation builds…


And oh, the treasure lies beneath!


Two boxes of goma (black sesame) mochi were sitting prettily in their plastic wrapping.


Each box has five pieces of triangular pillow-like goma mochi speckled with the gold-coloured flour. A close-up of it as shown in the previous post certainly makes it look like small pebbles on a beach that are kissed by sand.


A bite into it reveals the black sesame paste wrapped inside. I love this type of thin-skinned mochi which are slightly less chewy than the round ones which are more common. In Japan, it’s a joy to see them freshly made in shops or department stores that sell them. But I’m only a fan of goma mochi; I don’t like the other flavours.
Anyway, I’m enjoying my goma mochi and I am so fortunate to have friends who will do such things for me. Thanks Felix!!!