Japanese Students Use Traditional Pickle to Create Novel Wagashi Confectionery
- Posted on February 23, 2026
- By The Japan News
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Japanese Students Use Traditional Pickle to Create Novel Wagashi Confectionery

OTSU — A group led by students from Doshisha University have commercialized Naomoi, a wagashi traditional Japanese confection containing hinonazuke pickles. Hinonazuke are made from hinona, a type of turnip grown in Hino, Shiga Prefecture.