Use hot candy to make your own delicious animal sculpture
Amezaiku (飴細工, amezaiku) is a famous Japanese candy art. Have you ever wanted to make the cute candy animals you see at festivals? In this class, you can use hot, soft candy to make your own art. It looks like glass, but it is sweet candy!
SERVICE STRENGTH
#1. You have only 3 minutes to finish before the candy gets hard!
#2. Use traditional Japanese scissors to make cool shapes
#3. It looks beautiful, and you can eat it too!
It is a race against time! The candy is very hot (194°F), so you have to move fast. It is very exciting to see a rabbit or flower appear from a ball of candy. You can enjoy looking at your art, and the best part is eating it later!
Experience Details
We use very hot candy syrup. You have to shape it quickly while it is soft. Don’t worry, you will wear gloves to stay safe. A pro teacher will help you every step of the way.
First, get the hot candy from the pot. It looks like honey or amber. It is very hot, so be careful!
Next, pull and fold the candy many times. This puts air inside. The candy turns white and shiny like a pearl! You have to do this very fast before it gets cold.
Next, pull and fold the candy many times. This puts air inside. The candy turns white and shiny like a pearl! You have to do this very fast before it gets cold.
Now, use special Japanese scissors to cut and pull the candy. You can make rabbit ears or legs. It looks like magic when the shape appears!
When the candy gets hard, paint eyes and colors with edible ink. Now your candy animal looks alive! You can keep it as a decoration or eat it as a sweet treat with MOTENAS JAPAN.
When the candy gets hard, paint eyes and colors with edible ink. Now your candy animal looks alive! You can keep it as a decoration or eat it as a sweet treat with MOTENAS JAPAN.
