Wagashi Pix

Mashed green soybeans are called “Zunda”, so this manju with beautiful natural green filling is called Zunda manju. It is very famous confection in Yamagata and Miyagi prefectures.

My colleague gave me this for the souvenir. It tasted very nice.
Green soybean paste is sweetened with sugar just like ordinally anko (red bean paste) though it tastes slightly lighter.

I’m always pleased with such a regional speciality!

Ingredients:Sugar, green soybean, flour…etc.

This is Hachinoya’s summer wagashi only offered in this season.
Not only it looks like a broad bean or a soybean, but it’s also made of sweetened red bean paste covered with white bean paste. (Bean lovers have got to try this.)

Beans inside a basket. So cute!

Ingredients:
Sugar, azuki-bean(red), otebo-bean(white), egg, glutinous starch syrup, butter, fresh cream, rice flour, sweet sake

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

This manju is a well-known souvenir confection of Miyajima, an island in Western Japan.
Miyajima has long been famous for its beautiful tinted autumnal leaves, and the manju was originally created as a souvenir in the Meiji period.
It is known as “Momiji-Manju” which was shaped in the image of a momiji (Japanese maple) leaf.

On top of this manju, it has a print of two deers looking at a fallen leaf.

Shop location:
1-13-12 Hikarimachi
Higashi-ku, Hiroshima 732-0052
（Other chain stores）

Shop’s website:
Nishikido’s homepage (Japanese)
Nishikido’s homepage (English)

This is Hachinoya’s special manju for Halloween.
Inside the manju is filled with pumpkin paste which tastes similar to anko.

Happy Halloween!

Shop location:
2-10-6, Jiyugaoka,
Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-0035
（Other chain stores）

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

Another usagi-manju from Kamakuragoro.

Shop location:
2-9-2, Komachi,
Kamakura-shi, Kanagawa 248-0006
（Other chain stores）

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