saomono; long block-shaped Japanese sweets
Abbreviation of 棹物菓子. Refers to traditional Japanese confections such as yokan and uiro that are made in long, rectangular blocks and sliced before serving.
See also: 棹物菓子
Saomono refers to long, bar-shaped Japanese sweets like yokan and uiro.
At the tea gathering, they sliced and served saomono.
block-shaped Japanese sweets
From 棹 (さお, 'pole' or 'rod') + 物 (もの, 'thing'), referring to the long, rod-like shape of these confections. Abbreviation of 棹物菓子.