Ringo-Senbei

Combination of "Apples" and "Nanbu Senbei", the pride of Iwate Prefecture

“Iwateya” located in Ninohe City, Iwate Prefecture, makes the famous Iwate sweets “Nanbu Senbei” and this time we will be eating a new addition to the Nanbu Senbei series, “Ringo Senbei” (apple cracker).

The package has an illustration of a cute girl. Incidentally, “Iwateya” is a rice cracker shop started by the founder Shiki Komatsu in 1948, and Shiki Komatsu is well known in Iwate Prefecture as the iconic grandmother who makes Nanbu rice crackers.

The reverse side of the traditionally shaped Nanbu senbei is covered with a generous amount of freeze-dried apple chips.

It is quite an amazing idea, isn’t it? Crossing Nanbu Senbei with apples is truly a collaboration of Iwate’s specialty products.

The crispiness of the rice cracker and the sesame seeds were perfectly complemented by the sweet and sour taste of the apples. It was a more perfect combination than I had imagined. I thought “apple and rice cracker” was an unexpected combination, but it is a stable taste that will become a regular item.