Ichigo (strawberry) daifuku is a new variation of daifuku, containing strawberry and sweet filling, most commonly anko, inside a small round rice cake. It is often eaten during winter or spring season.

Daifuku is well-known traditional Japanese sweet, but strawberry daifuku is kind of like a newcomer which was just invented in the 1980s. Although few people tend to take it as ‘improper’ wagashi, but it has already come to be very popular sweet for most of Japanese people.

Many patisseries claim to have invented the confection, so its exact origin is vague.

Ingredients:
Sugar, red bean, rice flour, strawberry

Shop’s website:
Shinkine’s homepage (Japanese)
Shinkine’s homepage (English translated by Google)

Daifuku is a Japanese confection consisting of a small round glutinous rice cake stuffed with sweet filling.

This daifuku is made from purple sweet potato, which is familiar as an autumn vegetable in Japan.
All the vivid colors like purple and yellow are totally natural.
Outside the daifuku is coated with purple potato powder.

Inside the daifuku is filled with sweetened potato paste. Beautiful golden yellow!

Ingredients:
Sugar, purple sweet potato, rice flour

Shop’s website:
Furuyakoganean’s homepage (Japanese)
Furuyakoganean’s homepage (English translated by Google)

Daifuku is a small round mochi stuffed with anko. Kusa daifuku is a type of daifuku pounded with wormwood which makes the color pale green.

Kusa daifuku cut in half.

Shop location:
5-8-1, Nakazato,
Kiyose-shi, Tokyo 204-0003
（Other chain stores）

Shop’s website:
Shinkine’s homepage (Japanese)
Shinkine’s homepage (English translated by Google)