At Hanga Roa Easter Island Pacific Ocean Note 212  Eight -Petals (Lotus-Buddhism) Stuffed Buns The seijō-kankidan 歓喜団  1000 years recipe  Meatless Japan Made Them Sweet Seijo-kankidan 1000 years recipe Japanese sweets @Kyoto These Japanese sweets introduced by monks in Tang dynasty is of Central Asia origin. Japan's centuries old meat-ban means stuffed buns were made meatless. ie sweet. 8 lotus petals (Buddhism) 7 different types or herbs such as mint, clove and cinnamon. @Kyoto historical sweets shop @Tesco supermarket frozen party food. (I wrote this in 2023 - after a Tokyo trip.  'Seijo Kankidan' A very special sweet from a millennium ago (1000 years ago Tang dynasty) . *As far as I understand, this very special sweet brought back from Tokyo is prepared with the same method and ingredients 1000 years ago. * It's the size of shaomai 燒賣, 5x5cm. *It is deep fried. Shell VERY hard and crunchy. Loaded with sesame oil which serves to preserve as well. *Heavily spiced bu...