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Nakamuraya Karukan: Matcha
A refined karukan (sweet) born in Beppu, characterized by its pure white color and fluffy mouthfeel. This is the matcha version, a product that highlights the quality of its ingredients. Founded in 1952, Karukando Nakamuraya has continued to make sweets using only simple ingredients—yam, rice flour, and sugar—without any additives or preservatives. Peeling each yam by hand and grating it every morning is the labor-intensive process that creates that signature chewy texture. In this version, matcha is added to provide a pleasantly bitter aroma. The gentle flavor, unique to additive-free sweets, is perfect with tea. Please enjoy this Beppu souvenir staple along with the flavor of matcha.
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Nakamuraya Karukan Shirayuki
A classic karukan preserved for over 70 years by the Nakamura family in Beppu. Every morning, yam is grated one by one while still in its skin, then steamed using only rice flour and sugar. An additive-free, moist texture with a striking whiteness.
Nakamuraya Karukan Kabosu
A kabosu-flavored version of Nakamuraya's karukan, sold exclusively at Oita Airport. This Beppu specialty features the refreshing aroma of Oita's local kabosu added to additive-free dough, creating a harmony between the chewy texture of yam and citrus acidity.
Nakamuraya Karukan Shigure
Shigure karukan finished with the Nakumura family's craftsmanship. When steamed with bean paste combined with yam and rice flour dough, a cracked pattern appears, creating an elegant appearance reminiscent of a drizzly sky. Contains no additives or preservatives.
Nakamuraya Karukan Shigure
A Shigure-flavored stick-type karukan made by Karukando Nakamuraya. It features a snow-like batter made only from mountain yam, sugar, and rice flour, with red bean paste sandwiched in between, continuing to preserve its simple deliciousness with zero additives.
Nakamuraya Karukan Kabosu
A kabosu-flavored karukan sold exclusively at Oita Airport by Karukando Nakamuraya. The additive-free dough, made solely from mountain yam and rice flour, is infused with the refreshing aroma of kabosu, packing the specialties of Oita Prefecture into a single bite.
Nakamuraya Karukan - Matcha
The matcha flavor among the three types of stick-shaped karukan from Karukando Nakamuraya. It features a vibrant green dough made by adding matcha to mountain yam, sugar, and rice flour, finished with zero additives. It is fun to compare it with the Shirayuki and Shigure varieties.
Nakamuraya Karukan Shirayuki
The flagship product of Karukan-do Nakamuraya. Since 1952, this pure white karukan has been made using only mountain yam, sugar, and rice flour, offering a light, fluffy texture reminiscent of freshly fallen snow. It relies solely on the flavor of its ingredients with zero preservatives.
