{"id":117600,"date":"2019-01-31T10:42:41","date_gmt":"2019-01-31T01:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=food&#038;p=117600&#038;lang=en"},"modified":"2019-01-31T10:42:41","modified_gmt":"2019-01-31T01:42:41","slug":"wagashi-ensa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/wagashi-ensa\/","title":{"rendered":"Wagashi Ensa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/wagashi-ensa-fukuoka-001.jpg?resize=1400%2C933&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"933\" class=\"size-full wp-image-117601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/wagashi-ensa-fukuoka-001.jpg?w=1400&amp;ssl=1 1400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/wagashi-ensa-fukuoka-001.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/wagashi-ensa-fukuoka-001.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/wagashi-ensa-fukuoka-001.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Ensa specializes in a unique combination of Japanese sweets and liquor. Owners Nobuaki and Chika Yamashita serve up a delicious <em>ichigo daifuku<\/em>, a juicy strawberry wrapped in subtly sweet bean paste, and a cinnamony apple <em>ukishima<\/em> (steamed cake), based on a recipe handed down from Chika\u2019s father, minus dairy products. The <em>kurohon warabimochi<\/em> is also popular. The gelatinous <em>mochi<\/em> balls are made only after you order them to ensure the best flavor and texture. This relaxing caf\u00e9 is one of only a few places in town where you can enjoy a drink during the day, with Japanese sweets to boot!<\/p>\n<div class='photo-galleria' >\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-117600 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/wagashi-ensa-fukuoka-002.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1' title='wagashi ensa fukuoka'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/wagashi-ensa-fukuoka-002.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/wagashi-ensa-fukuoka-002.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/wagashi-ensa-fukuoka-002.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/wagashi-ensa-fukuoka-002.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-117602'>\n\t\t\t\twagashi ensa fukuoka\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a 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id='gallery-1-117607'>\n\t\t\t\twagashi ensa fukuoka\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div><!-- .photo-galleria -->\n<p><strong>Menu:<\/strong> \u201cWarabi\u201d Japanese sweets set (<em>kurohon warabimochi<\/em> + soft drink) \u00a51,200, \u201cMatsu\u201d Japanese sweets set (2 sweets du jour + mini <em>warabimochi<\/em> + alcoholic drink) \u00a51,400, Japanese-style ice cream \u00a5500, Japanese craft beer \u00a51,000, Japanese-style cocktail \u00a5500, sake \u00a5500~, wine\/glass \u00a5400~, Japanese-style roast beef \u00a5980, grilled salsiccia cruda \u00a5920, <em>karaage<\/em> fried chicken \u00a5650<\/p>\n<p>*Foreign language menu: None \/ Cash only \/ Reservations possible \/ No smoking<\/p>\n<p><em>Originally published in Fukuoka Now Magazine (<a href=\"http:\/\/issuu.com\/fukuokanow\/docs\/fn242-web\" target=\"_blank\">fn242<\/a>, Feb. 2019)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ensa specializes in a unique combination of Japanese sweets and liquor. Owners Nobuaki and Chika Yamashita serve up a delicious ichigo daifuku, a juicy strawberry wrapped in subtly sweet bean paste, and a cinnamony apple ukishima (steamed cake), based on a recipe handed down from Chika\u2019s father, minus dairy products. The kurohon warabimochi is&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27918,"featured_media":117601,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_locale":"en_US","_original_post":"117600","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[355],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-117600","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food-drink","location-chuo-ku","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/wagashi-ensa-fukuoka-001.jpg?fit=1400%2C933&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27918"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117600"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117600\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/117601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117600"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117600"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}