The 88th night or “Hachi-ju hachi-ya” is the 88th day counting from “Ritshun”, the first day of Spring by the old calendar and it will be tomorrow, 2nd of May this year. It is the day where the season changes from Spring to Summer. If you combine the characters that form the number “Eighty Eight”, it looks like the character representing rice. For this reason, it has always been considered a very important date for farmers. “Ritshun” is also the season for picking tea, and leaves picked on this day are considered premium. It is believed that drinking tea using these leaves helps longevity. Why don’t we have a relaxing break with our canelés and tea to enjoy the sparkling green around us. Our pair of seasonal canelés for this month, ”Lemon” and “Yomogi” are available from today, 1st of May. Lemon canelés are with lemon dough, decorated with lemon fondant and the lemon peels from Setouchi. The refreshing clear smell of lemon is very suitable for this early summer. Yomogi canelés are with yomogi (Japanese mugwort) mixed dough, decorated with yomogi fondant and Dainagon red beans.

立春から数えて八十八日目を「八十八夜」と言います。今年は明日の5月2日がそれにあたります。春から夏へと移り変わる節目の日です。また八と十と八を重ねると「米」になるということから、農家にとって大切な日とされてきました。お茶摘みの季節でもあり、この日に摘んだお茶は上等なものとされ、八十八夜に摘んだお茶を飲むと長生きできると言われています。新緑が眩しい季節、カヌレとお茶を飲みながらほっと一息つきたいものです。5月の季節のカヌレは「檸檬」と「よもぎ」が、本日5月1日(月)よりお目見えです。「檸檬」は生地と上のフォンダンにレモンを使い、瀬戸内産レモンピールをのせました。爽やかなレモンの香りがどこまでも広がる、初夏にぴったりのカヌレです。 「よもぎ」はよもぎ生地の上によもぎフォンダンと大納言小豆をのせました。まろやかな甘さがお口いっぱいに広がります。