Iki-no-Shima Kuritsutumi

Voluminous chestnuts sweet buns made by a confectioner in Iki Island

“Iki-no-Shima Kuritsutumi” made by Dohi Confectionery in Iki City, Nagasaki Prefecture, is a sort of sweet bun though, it looks like a steamed bread-like dough.  It wraps sweet bean jam mixed with chestnuts.  I have yet to visit Iki Island and have an image of tropical island there so that I am a bit surprised and interested to know there is such a Japanese confectionery shop there.

A little chestnut sticker is applied on the package and it looks cute. The confectionary itself is quite large and heavy.

A steamed bread-like sponge cake dough spred over.

It contains koshi-an, strained bean paste and lots of chestnuts kneaded into the paste.  It is quite hearty.

It looks like a steamed bread, but it is a firm sponge cake dough. The filling the strained sweet bean paste is so rich.  It could be probably made with brown sugar.  The chestnuts are also very tasty and satisfying.