Ginroku mochi

a cut size and high qualified Ginza Dorayaki

“Ginroku Mochi,” made by the long-established Japanese confectionery shop “Ginza Kanra” locates on Corridor Street in Ginza 6-chome, Tokyo, is a cute, palm-sized dorayaki, a bean-jam pancake. The confectionary name “Ginroku Mochi” is said to be derived from Ginza 6-chome, where the shop is located.

Even compared to a 500-yen coin, it’s this size—just big enough to eat in two or three bites.

Even though it is small, we can really sense the meticulous craftsmanship—it’s the kind of piece that makes us think, “No wonder it was born in Ginza,” and its beautiful form truly stands out.

The dough seems to contain a fairly generous amount of mnochi flour, giving it a very chewy texture—which makes the name “mochi” make perfect sense.

The azuki beans inside is supplied by a contracted farm in Hokkaido, which grown with a lot of care.  It is just right and carefully balanced to complement the dorayaki crust—and even though it was small, it felt like a high-quality “Ginza-born dorayaki.”