Enjoy New Year's rice cake zenzai and Kurosengoku kinako mochi

Thursday, January 9, 2025

Enjoy the delicious rice cakes from Hokuryu Town with fermented red bean paste zenzai and Kurosengoku kinako!

Zenzai & Kurosengoku Kinako Mochi

Zenzai and Kurosengoku Kinako Mochi made with delicious rice cakes from Hokuryu!!!
Zenzai and Kurosengoku Kinako Mochi made with delicious rice cakes from Hokuryu!!!

Zenzai with fermented red beans

The zenzai contains rice cakes produced in Hokuryu Town and fermented red beans made from red beans produced in Hokuryu Town that are fermented with rice koji.

Fermented red bean paste zenzai
Fermented red bean paste zenzai

Hokuryu Town rice cakes with Kurosengoku soybean flour

Freshly pounded rice cakes from Hokuryu Town filled with black beans and generously sprinkled with Kurosengoku soybean flour...

Top with plenty of Kurosengoku soybean flour!
Top with plenty of Kurosengoku soybean flour!

Persimmon blind

To cleanse your palate, try Todaya Yasukichi's persimmon blinds...
Kakisudare is a special Japanese sweet made with Ichida persimmons and chestnut paste inside.

Todaya Yasukichi's Persimmon Blind
Todaya Yasukichi's Persimmon Blind

White Snake

All while being watched over by the White Snake, the zodiac sign that brings happiness.

Pray to the zodiac white snake!
Pray to the zodiac white snake!

With boundless love, gratitude and prayers, we hope you will enjoy the delicious, heart-melting rice cakes of Hokuryu Town on a blissful winter day.

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