岐阜県·銘菓
Hida Dagashi (Traditional Japanese Sweets)
The simple aroma of roasted soybean flour (kinako) and a gentle sweetness that spreads the more you chew. It feels somewhat nostalgic; once you eat one, you can't help but reach for another—these are traditional sweets passed down since ancient times in Hida. The most representative is "Genkotsu Ame" (Fist Candy). This candy consists of kneaded starch syrup coated in kinako, and it is said to be named so because its appearance resembles a fist. "Kokusen," made by roasting and hardening grains such as sesame, peanuts, and soybeans, has also been enjoyed since long ago alongside Genkotsu Ame. As sweets using inexpensive brown sugar are considered the origin of dagashi, this simple sweetness has been inherited through the daily life of Hida. These are nostalgic flavors that have long been loved by the local people and can even be found at the morning markets in Hida Takayama.
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