Wakasa-imo｜Did you know that it contains chopped kelp?

Wakasa-imo

Japanese notation　"わかさいも"

Did you know that it contains chopped kelp?

“Wakasa-imo” which boasts outstanding name recognition as a souvenir of Hokkaido, was created in 1930 as a specialty of the Lake Toya Onsen

Manju filled with white bean paste made from “Daifuku-mame” often called “white kidney bean”. Daifuku-mame is a specialty of Hokkaido, as the Iburi and Kitami regions of Hokkaido account for most of the cultivated area in the country.

It is shaped like a long, thin bale, and the surface is lightly coated with egg soy sauce and baked to a fragrant aroma.

The white bean paste inside is mixed with a unique ingredient that can be said to be the identity of this “Wakasa-imo”. It is “kizami konbu (chopped kelp)”.