愛知県·和菓子
Kazan Monaka Houminkura
The monaka 'Houminkura' conveys the aspirations of Watanabe Kazan, a great figure from Tahara. Watanabe Kazan was a painter and Dutch scholar who served as a chief elder of the Tahara clan in the late Edo period. Foreseeing the Great Tenpo Famine, he established a grain granary called 'Houminkura' as a preparation for emergencies. It is said that when the famine actually struck, he opened this granary to distribute rice, and not a single person died of starvation in the Tahara clan. This Kazan Monaka bears the name and spirit of that ancestor. A famous confection related to Tahara, featuring bean paste inside fragrant monaka wafers. While enjoying the sweet, you will find yourself reflecting on the local hero who saved the people.
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