Earlier today I found an interesting article on Nobunaga and sweets. According to the Asahi Shimbun, there was a rare cake called Nanban Mochi. This particular sweet was mention in the Shokuchu Sanyojo, an income and expenditure document from the Kamigamo Shrine in Kyoto. In 1574, Nobunaga held horse races at Kamigamo Shrine.
"Nanban mochi: several hundred pieces."
Ingredients listed in the article: wheat flour, brown sugar, and kudzu starch. It was mixed with water, kneaded, and steamed. A pack of four sells for 800 yen. Hopefully, the shrine will still be selling them when I arrive next month.
As for the Kamigamo Shrine horse race, I wrote a blog post about the topic earlier this year.
Http://asahi.com/ajw/articles/16190027
Nobunaga no tame!
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