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Kuri-iri Ocha Yokan

栗入りお茶羊羹

Shizuoka tea and luxurious chestnut yokan. The package is cute.

Miura Seika, located in Shimada City, Shizuoka Prefecture, makes many confections using its famous tea leaves. One of their most popular products is “Kuri-iri Ocha Yokan” (Tea Yokan with Chestnuts).

栗入りお茶羊羹のパッケージ

Yokan comes in a cute tube-shaped package.

羊羹を押して出す

Open the top lid like this and push it out from the bottom. The appearance is somewhat cute.

お茶っ葉の量がすごい

It contains a tremendous amount of tea leaves, and the yokan itself is dyed the color of tea.

中に入っている栗がうっすら見える

You can see a faint yellowish substance in the center of the yokan, which is a chestnut.

大粒の栗入り

When I cut it in half to check, I found a whole piece in it. And it’s a big one.

栗入りお茶羊羹を食べてみた

The yokan with tea leaves in it had a slightly bitter, yet refreshing taste, and the sweet chestnuts were a luxurious taste with a great presence.

Shizuoka