Meaning
干菓子 (ひがし, Hi-gashi) is Hi-gashi, a Japanese food (sweet dishes).
What is Hi-gashi?
Higashi is a type of wagashi (Japanese confectionary) that is dry and contains very little moisture, and thus keeps longer than other kinds of wagashi . They are often served at tea ceremonies. Those made with wasanbon , Japanese premium fine-grained sugar made by traditional methods, are commonly regarded as the finest ones. The most common and well-known higashi is rakugan