Yokohama-no-fune
Japanese notation "横浜の船"
Mameya Kanazawa Bankyu is a confectioner who locates in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, and is famous for “Gold sponge cake” which is pasted with gold leaf. This is a limited sweet supplied at only SOGO department in Yokohama city, Kanagawa Pref.
Drawn a ship docked at the Port of Yokohama on the package.
It looks like a dacquoise, a traditional French pastry in the shape of a boat.
A fluffy butter cream mixed with Kinako (soybean flour) is sandwiched between the dacquoise , and the sweet concept is a blend of Japanese and Western flavors, which is called “Kinako dacquoise”.
The balance of both the dacquoise dough and the flavor of soybean flour surprisingly goes well. It has a Western taste, but the soybean flour flavor adds a Japanese flavor on it. Since it is only available to buy it at Sogo’s Yokohama store, it is a perfect souvenir from Yokohama.