Manyokan (A steamed sweet bean jelly made with Ibaraki chestnuts)
Business details and awards
Founded in 1948, the company manufactures and retails traditional Japanese sweets. Fair trade partnerships are maintained with chestnut farmers, and skilled artisans produce the products by hand.
Awards: Pentawards Silver Award, Atotsugi Award Long-Termism Award
Chestnut steamed yokan made with generous pieces of “Kasama chestnuts” from Ibaraki, a famous chestnut-producing region celebrated even in the Manyoshu.
To preserve the chestnuts’ fluffy texture, the chestnuts are crushed and mixed into the yokan, bringing out the fullest flavor and texture.
The mild sweetness of azuki beans from Hokkaido creates a clean finish.
Skilled artisans carefully control steam and timing to steam each piece individually, releasing the chestnuts’ texture and aroma with every slice.
Chestnut steamed yokan made with generous pieces of “Iinuma chestnuts,” the highest-quality chestnuts from Ibaraki, Japan’s leading chestnut-producing region.
Using GI-certified “Iinuma chestnuts,” the sweetness and aroma that develop through post-harvest maturation are elegantly supported by azuki bean paste made from Hokkaido-grown beans, which complements the strength of the chestnuts.
To preserve the texture of the chestnuts, skilled artisans carefully finish each piece by hand, creating a fluffy chestnut texture and a lingering aroma.
An exceptional chestnut steamed yokan that luxuriously wraps 11 pieces of the rare GI-certified “Iinuma chestnut,” known for achieving “one burr, one chestnut.”
Iinuma chestnuts are matured for two weeks after harvest to concentrate sweetness and aroma. Skilled artisans carefully finish each piece by hand, creating a remarkable chestnut steamed yokan in which about 80% of the bar consists of Iinuma chestnuts.
With every slice, large Iinuma chestnuts appear, offering an impressive and satisfying experience.
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