Mini Cup Mochi Coated in Kinako
1. Akai
A tricky name, but everyone loves it.
“Akai,” is made by Kanou Shoshu-an, who has its main store in Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, and operates numerous branches in famous department stores nationwide. This is a confection made from firm habutae mochi coated with kinako (roasted soybean flour) made from soybeans grown in Shiga Prefecture. The name of this confection, “Akai,” apparently refers to a well found in temples and other places used to draw “akamizu” (water for Buddhist offerings)....
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2. Shutsujin Mochi
Mochi battles reminiscent of rivalry in the Warring States period
The “Shutsujin Mochi” made by Kanazawa Sohonpo in Joetsu, Niigata Prefecture, is a rice cake covered with soybean flour and brown sugar, and its style and packaging way are similar to the nationally famous "Kikyo Shingen Mochi", a famous confectionery in Yamanashi. However, there is a definite difference between the two, which makes for an interesting rivalry. Kikyo Shingen Mochi is associated with Shingen Takeda of Kai, and this “Shutsujin Mochi” is ...
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3. Kikyou-Shingen mochi
The famous Yamanashi sweets without question!
"Shingen-mochi" is a major confectionery that no longer needs explanation, but I did not know that it is a representative of Yamanashi Prefecture. Among them, the Shingen mochi made by Kikyouya is the most famous. The name "Shingen" is associated with Shingen Takeda, the lord of Kai in the Warring States Period and a symbolic figure of Yamanashi Prefecture. Shingenmochi's unique "small bento" package! Although the package is made of plastic, it...
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