Kita-no-Sampomichi

The three layers of dense construction and the trapped haskap jam is exquisite!

A confectioner Morimoto, headquartered in Chitose City, Hokkaido, has a large presence in the world of Hokkaido souvenirs. The “Kita-no-Sampomichi” , meaning promenade in North,  is a chocolate cookie using haskap also.

A stylish box contains three individual packages, quite reasonable size. Morimoto also produces many confections such as “Haskap Jewelry” and “Yukizuru (Haskap)” giving the company the image of a “Haskap confectionary magnate”.

The coated chocolate is the haskap hue and it contains mashed haskap fruit.

The flip side has a thin cookie laminated to the haskap chocolate.

Moreover Haskap jam (confiture) is placed between the haskap chocolate and the cookie. Very precise construction.

It is very delicious.  This is one of the best chocolate cookies I have ever had.  Morimoto’s popular sweets, such as “Haskap Jewelry” and “Yukizuru (Haskap)” are very tasty, but their shelf life is short, so it is sometimes difficult to give them as souvenirs.  This has a longer shelf life about 60 days so this is much easier to give as souvenirs without concerns of such shelf life other than the other confections.