Jan 16, 2015 11:45:00

A cute daifuku that looks like a monster swallowing a strawberry ``Yokai Ichigo Daifuku''

The popularity of yokai continues, with the movie ``

Yokai Watch: The Secret of Birth Nyan! '' exceeding 5 billion yen in box office revenue within 16 days of its release on Saturday, December 20, 2014. However, even before the game ``Yo-kai Watch'' was released, the Japanese confectionery shop ``Edo Usagi'' in Nippori had been selling a product called ``Yo-kai Ichigo Daifuku,'' so I went to see what kind of yo-kai it was. I'm here.

Edo rabbit - Nippori/Japanese sweets [Tabelog]
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The location is about 5 minutes walk from Nippori Station.


From Nippori Station, walk under the pier of the Nippori-Toneri Liner . The Nippori-Toneri Liner turns sharply to the left at the Nishi-Nippori 2-chome intersection, so separate from it and go straight.

Then turn right at the second corner. There is no traffic light before the 'Higurashi Konan' intersection.

Then, you will see a shop with a flag on your right. This is 'Edo rabbit'.

This time I bought strawberry daifuku, but they also have other varieties such as ``anzu daifuku'' and autumn-only ``kuri daifuku.''

Furthermore, “Tomato Daifuku” is also available.

I was surprised to see 'Yokai★Daifuku' priced at 1,080 yen each inside the window, and thought, 'Daifuku costs 1,000 yen each!?' However, this was not food, but a wax sample. If you want to display it, you can buy this.

So, I bought a set of 4. One piece cost 258 yen including tax, and since I packed it in a box, it cost 1069 yen including tax for 4 pieces.

There are two types of bean paste, 'milk bean paste' and 'adzuki bean paste', so this time I chose two of each.

When you open it, you'll see monsters staring at you.

Koshian is on the left, and Milk An is on the right.

You can see the bean paste in your mouth.

If you bite into it from the side of the monster's face, you will see that it is made to wrap more than half of the strawberry in strained bean paste. There are two types of strawberry daifuku that you often see: one that completely wraps the strawberry and the other that has a strawberry on top.The idea of using the strawberry to resemble a tongue and creating the face of a monster is brilliant. .

The strawberries are small, but the sourness mixes well with the gentle sweetness of the red bean paste. In particular, the sweetness of the red bean paste is not overly prominent, so not only Japanese sweets lovers but also Western sweets lovers will like it.

This is milk bean paste. It has a sweetness derived from condensed milk, and has a different taste from koshian. It's good to pair it with green tea, but it might be a good idea to make it milk tea and layer it with milk.

It is said that they make about 300 pieces of Yokai Strawberry Daifuku a day, but they sometimes sell out by mid-afternoon, so if you plan on purchasing until mid-afternoon, it's best to call the shop ahead of time. Also, if you can't go to Nippori to buy it, you can buy it online. A set of 6 pieces costs 1,605 yen.

Yokai★Strawberry Daifuku (6 pieces) - Delicious sweets and souvenirs Big wisteria + Edo rabbit
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