If you attend a real Japanese tea party what kind of will be served?

At a traditional Japanese tea ceremony, the only food served is a sweet confection called wagashi.

Wagashi are small, often colorful, and delicately crafted sweets made from ingredients like:

* Mochi: glutinous rice cakes, often filled with sweet bean paste or other fillings.

* An: sweet bean paste, made from azuki beans.

* Kanten: agar-agar jelly, used to make various shapes and textures.

* Yokan: a firm, jelly-like confection made from red bean paste and agar-agar.

The specific type of wagashi served will vary depending on the season and occasion.

Here are some common examples:

* Hishi mochi: triangular mochi representing spring.

* Sakura mochi: mochi filled with red bean paste and wrapped in a pickled cherry leaf, symbolizing spring.

* Dango: chewy dumplings made from mochi flour, often served with a sweet sauce.

* Yokan: jelly-like confection, often served in various shapes and flavors.

It's important to note that no other food or drinks are served during a traditional tea ceremony, except for the matcha (green tea) itself. The focus is on the ritual, the aesthetics, and the quiet contemplation of the tea and the wagashi.