静岡県·その他
Oiwake Yokan
When you peel back the bamboo skin, a glossy, dark-shining yokan appears—a taste dating back to the Genroku era (1688–1704). Oiwake Yokan was founded in 1695. Legend has it that the founder learned the yokan making method after tending to a Ming Dynasty monk who collapsed in Hakone during the era of Tokugawa Iemitsu. The shop name comes from its location at 'Oiwake,' where the roads to the Tokaido and Shimizu Port diverge. They continue to adhere to traditional methods: mixing Hokkaido red bean paste with glutinous rice, wrapping it in bamboo skin for its antibacterial properties, and steaming it. This steamed yokan, faintly infused with the scent of bamboo, is a masterpiece said to have been favored by Tokugawa Yoshinobu during his retirement in Shizuoka. Its chewy texture and gentle sweetness once captivated daimyo traveling on the Sankin-kotai system and weary travelers alike. Please enjoy this taste of the Tokaido, passed down for over three hundred years.
Record it after reading
