Fukui's Mizuyōkan
Fukui’s Mizuyōkan
1. Mizuyokan (Mochi no Tanakaya)
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feeling wintery atmosphere from a snowy rabbit drawn on the package.
"Mizuyokan" made by “Mochi no Tanakaya” in Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture is a soft sweet beans jelly. It is a custom to eat that in winter there. Having this MIzuyokan in winter is a seasonal tradition in Fukui. As well as this confectionery, snowy rabbit is another seasonal tradition which is printed on the package. It is cute. The jelly is blanketed fully in the square package and a wooden spatula is...
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2. Mizuyokan (Kubota)
Selling only in winter season from November to March every year.
Kubota Confectionery locates in Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture, also supports Fukui Prefecture's unique food culture of "Mizuyōkan in winter. While the national image of Mizuyokan sesasonality may be in summer, however, in Fukui Prefecture, it is a winter delicacy. The outer box color scheme is a bit similar to "Egawa no Mizuyōkan" and the design represents the history and retro atmosphere of the product, like Showa period. The case is filled with...
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3. Mizuyokan (Amatoya)
Mizuyokan with a strong flavor of brown sugar and honey
"Mizuyokan" supports Fukui Prefecture's traditional culture of "eating Mizuyokan in a kotatsu (Japanese foot warmer) in winter. Amatoya's "mizuyokan" in Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture, is a part of this culture. There are many confectioners in Fukui Prefecture who makes mizuyokan, and among them, "Egawa no mizuyokan" made by Egawa is very famous, and this one made by Amatoya is also a well-reputed product. Mizuyokan, soft adzuki -bean jelly is poured into a...
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4. Egawa-no-Mizuyōkan
The classic winter sweets in Fukui is mizuyokan!
There is allegedly a custom eating Mizuyokan, soft adzuki‐bean jelly in winter in Fukui Pref. Mizuyokan is generally considered for summer season, but in Fukui, it is a traditional custom to eat Mizuyokan over a kotatsu, Japanese foot warmer funiture in winter. One of the most famous products there is "Egawa-no-Mizuyokan". It is rumored that Egawa's mizuyokan has nearly 70% share of the mizuyokan market in Fukui Pref., and we can see...
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