群馬県·和菓子
Mayukuwa Monaka
Inside this monaka shaped like a cocoon, the nostalgia of Gunma is tightly packed. This is the 'Mayukuwa Monaka' from Tajimaya in Tomioka. For the bean paste, we use mulberry leaves and mulberry berries grown in Gunma Prefecture. In Gunma, mulberry berries are called 'dodome,' and this sweet recreates that nostalgic taste of childhood, when we would eat the ripe berries and stain our lips purple. Featuring two different flavors—mulberry leaf paste and mulberry berry paste—it was awarded the Commissioner for Japan Tourism Award at the 27th National Confectionery Expo. With a crispy monaka shell and a gentle mulberry flavor, this Japanese sweet allows you to savor the entire culture of Tomioka, a town known for sericulture where mulberry leaves were used to raise silkworms. It is a quintessential Tomioka treat, perfect to serve alongside tea.
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