During the summer, it gets really hot and humid in Japan, just like being in a sauna. Using an AC increases the heat in the air because there are so many people on the tinny island, and it's so crowded! The warm air comes from neighbor's AC would come right in your house.
We try to stay cool in every possible way, by Cool Biz clothes, by cold food, or by visual of food!
We have so many different kinds of rain drop cakes.
They make your body and mind cold and refreshing, inside and outside!
Ready in: 40 minutes, including 30 minutes in the fridge
Ingredients for four:
15g of agar agar, you can use jello as well
25g of sugar
5 tablespoons of canned fruit syrup
400ml of plain sparkling water, room temperature
Fresh fruits
Canned mandarin
5 tablespoons of canned mandarin syrup
Required Equipment:
Four 125ml mason jars
Pan
Skewer
Step 1: Mix agar agar with sugar.
<Important> Agar agar gets lumpy in water if you don't mix it with sugar. If you use gelatin, follow the direction on its package.
Step 2: Warm up sparkling water in a pan, and add syrup. Slowly add the agar agar mix into it.
<Important> It's very important that you don't heat it up. Otherwise, you lose fizzy texture in your cake.
Step 3: Cut fruits. Wet jars and place fruits in them.
<Tip> Create water layer inside the jar, so your cake can smoothly come out of it.
Step 5: Once it's solid, stick a skewer to put some air in, and remove the skewer. Hold the jar up side down towards a plate, and tap the bottom of the jar. Your cake should jump out from the jar if you properly wet the jar before.
