I would appreciate it if someone can help me to identify a gift from a technician who installed a machine in our laboratory. He understands no English as I understand no Japanese! He just said: "Japanese cookie!"
The package has the dimensions of a large chocolate block: 20x8cm
Inside the cellophane packaging are 10 soft (but fairly dried out similar to dried fruit rolls) stacked thin jello-like layers.
The layers are cut in smaller rectangular shaped strips, each strip about 8x3cm
Each strip (the whole block layer by layer actually) is light brown with white-yellow patterns like wood grain - but remember it's still jello (agar/kelp?).
The package is dated (20-05-2006) which I presume would be the eat-by-date stamp indicating a fresh food produce.
I'm quite allergic to shell-fish and don't want to go that route again, but I really would like to try it. Might it be a sweet or dessert (wa-gashi with azuki) or must it be baked or oil-fried first?
Thanks for any advise!
Peter
The package has the dimensions of a large chocolate block: 20x8cm
Inside the cellophane packaging are 10 soft (but fairly dried out similar to dried fruit rolls) stacked thin jello-like layers.
The layers are cut in smaller rectangular shaped strips, each strip about 8x3cm
Each strip (the whole block layer by layer actually) is light brown with white-yellow patterns like wood grain - but remember it's still jello (agar/kelp?).
The package is dated (20-05-2006) which I presume would be the eat-by-date stamp indicating a fresh food produce.
I'm quite allergic to shell-fish and don't want to go that route again, but I really would like to try it. Might it be a sweet or dessert (wa-gashi with azuki) or must it be baked or oil-fried first?
Thanks for any advise!
Peter