white day double-dip

the hardest part is not eating them

It's White Day here in Japan and for those not in the know that means a second round of Valentines-esque candy and gift giving. Whereas Valentines Day has girls giving their favorite boys (or office women their fascist bosses) chocolates, White Day is the day - held one month later on March 14th - when boys are supposed to give back. This year on Valentines, in defiance of gender and for the betterment of food practices in general, we had celebrated with chocolate cakes and brownies of various kinds given wantonly to both sexes. So for White Day, I decided to go with a more intimate, classic double-dipped strawberry. The white chocolate makes them legit for this holiday, I think, but I'm a little shaky on the rules. At any rate, Valentines and White Day must be a powerful incentive in Japan for buying chocolate - between these two holidays, Japanese chocolate manufacturers make fifty percent of their annual profits. Oh by the way, these were paired with an Asti Spumante, which went over very nicely.