岩手県·せんべい
Nanbu Senbei (All over Iwate)
Nanbu Senbei is a representative local baked sweet from Tohoku, cherished across all of Iwate. It is a rustic cracker made by pressing dough kneaded with flour between iron molds and baking it, a tradition passed down since ancient times in the Nanbu region of Iwate and Aomori. The ingredients mixed into the dough are incredibly diverse, including sesame, peanuts, and walnuts. In this cold region where rice cultivation was historically difficult, it has long supported people's lives as a preserved food utilizing wheat and buckwheat. One of its great charms is that the degree of baking, thickness, and mixed ingredients vary slightly by region and shop. The depth of this Iwate souvenir lies in the many ways to enjoy it—from finding your favorite piece by comparing different varieties to simmering them in 'Senbei-jiru' (cracker soup).
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