埼玉県·銘菓
Gokahou
With a single bite, you experience a light, crispy texture followed by the gentle aroma of fragrant kinako. The okoshi center has a mild sweetness that makes it impossible to stop at just one—this is 'Gokahou,' one of Saitama's three great famous sweets. This Japanese confection consists of glutinous rice okoshi (puffed rice) hardened into rod shapes with starch syrup, wrapped in a skin mixed with kinako, and then generously coated with even more kinako. Kumagaya, once a post town on the Nakasendo highway, was a land blessed with high-quality rice, soybeans, and barley. It was this bountiful harvest that nurtured this simple and fragrant sweet. The name itself carries a warm sentiment, embodying the wish that 'the five grains are the treasures of the house.' The aroma of the roasted soybean flour and the crispy texture offer a rustic charm that keeps you reaching for more. Please enjoy one alongside your tea.
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