SAKURA BLOSSOMS
桜の花
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Omiyage of the Month
YUKIZURI Sakura
「YUKIZURI さくら」
This month's star product, "YUKIZURI Sakura" is a spring seasonal creative confectionery product that is made using "Sei-agri" eggs grown in Noto's Satoyama-Satoumi area, a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS) of Ishikawa Prefecture, as well as Ishikawa rice flour, and domestically produced sakura sake.
Baked by world-renowned patissier Hironobu Tsujiguchi, an Ishikawa-native, this pie-like pastry is inspired by the image of Kenrokuen Garden's iconic Yukitsuri (a Japanese technique for preserving trees and shrubs from heavy snow) and the traditional French pastry "sacristain". A unique texture is achieved by layering the pie with a sablé, and each piece is painted by hand without using a machine. Please enjoy the elegant aroma of cherry blossoms that remind you of the coming of spring.
SNACK HIGHLIGHT
Azuma Arare
Located just a short walk from Ryogoku Station in Tokyo, Azuma Arare was founded in 1910 by Masuemi Kobayashi (小林正典). This quaint shop is most famous for its tasty traditional confectionery known as arare (あられ small pieces of grilled rice crackers).
Since its establishment, Azuma Arare has always focused on learning from the past, leaving the essential things as they are while renewing things to adapt to the changing times.
As a result, the arare comes in various flavours ranging from traditional flavours that many are familiar with, to western-fusion flavours such as Gouda Cheese and Pepperoncini.
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