Tabi-Garasu

Cream sandwich cracker in the shape of a Japanese sword mountings

The “Tabigarasu,” a well-known confectionary in Maebashi City, Gunma Prefecture, is a long-selling confectionary that has been on the market since 1958. It is said that “Tabigarasu” was named after “Yatagarasu” the god of guidance in Japanese mythology.

The package has an illustration of a Japanese sword, but why?

The reason is that the shape of this rice cracker is made in the motif of a “Japanese sword mountings“.

The cream is sandwiched between crispy Western-style crackers, and the texture and taste are similar to those of gaufrettes. The cream sandwiched between the rice crackers has a sweet aroma of milk and a gentle taste.

When the company was first established, it made Isobe Sembei , but the Western confectionery boom during the high-growth period triggered the creation of this confectionery, which was created when cream made for Christmas cakes was spread on Isobe Sembei.

The light texture and gentle cream made it a pastry that would be liked by both small children and the elderly.