Kokutou donut-sticks

黒糖ドーナツ棒

Japanese notation　"黒糖ドーナツ棒"

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Fried doughnuts soaked in brown sugar

“Kokutou(Brown Sugar) donut-sticks” are made by Fujibambi in Kumamoto Prefecture. In the early days of the company, Fujibambi specialized in producing “Karinto” but in 1987, they created “Kokutou donut-sticks” and since then, it has been a familiar standard confectionary for more than 30 years.

黒糖ドーナツ棒パッケージ裏面

The back of the box of three I bought had an illustration of “Kumamon” and some trivia about Kumamoto Castle.

黒糖ドーナツ棒を開封

The individual stick-type packages make it easy to eat.

黒糖ドーナツ棒ズーム

It looks like a small fried bread. It looks quite hard, but not hard enough to be a “Karinto” a kind of deep-fried doughnut.

黒糖ドーナツ棒2つに割る

When you break it in two, you can clearly see that the fried donut is soaked in blackstrap molasses.

黒糖ドーナツ棒サイズ感

It is sweetened with a generous amount of brown sugar, and is quite a sweet doughnut. It is a biscuit-like snack that can be eaten quickly.

Price

1box(3pieces) 150 yen
(approximately 1.11 USD)

Manufacturer

フジバンビ