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Nakaya Kujira Yokan (Whale Jelly)
A slightly rare local confection known as 'Kujira Yokan' that has been passed down in Onomichi for over 300 years. This masterpiece beautifully mimics the appearance of a whale, with its black skin and white blubber layer, using a two-layered棹菓子 (sao-gashi/log-shaped sweet). In the past, around December, whales frequently appeared off the coasts of Mukaishima and Iwakishima, south of Onomichi. A local delicacy called 'Obai-ke,' made from their black skin and blubber, was well-loved. However, since whale sightings were irregular, it is said that Kujira Yokan—also known as Kujira Mochi—was created to replicate that form using yokan. The bottom layer consists of Domyoji-hoshigame (dried glutinous rice), while the top black layer is a Kinryoku-kan (agar jelly) infused with Rishiri kelp powder. This single log of sweet conveys the history of Onomichi, which once flourished through whaling.
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