Lapuan Kankurit ARVO Pocket Shawl - Natural Dyed Woad notebook Hand-painted oval plates with banana

Hand-painted oval plates with banana leaf motif

These foodways have resulted in Hokkaido incorporating a wealth of ingredients: milk

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Hokkaido is a culinary celebration of Japan's northernmost island

Lapuan Kankurit ARVO Pocket Shawl - Natural Dyed Woad notebook Hand-painted oval plates with bananaWoad: a yellow flowered European plant of the cabbage family. It was formerly grown as a source of blue dye, which was extracted from the leaves after they had been dried, powdered, and fermented. This scarf is naturally dyed with woad to create the blue colour. Nothing warms up on cool days like a pocket shawl woven from real wool. The pocket shawl can be wrapped around your shoulders and slip your hands into your pockets when you need to stop