福岡県·特産品
Dazaifu Plum
When you pick up one freshly baked, it is still slightly warm. The thin mochi dough is crispy and fragrant, and with one bite, a gentle sweetness of smooth red bean paste flows out. This is the famous Dazaifu baked mochi, stamped with a plum design. There is a heartwarming legend associated with this mochi. It is said to have started during the Heian period, when a woman, out of compassion for Sugawara no Michizelle who was living in hardship in Dazaifu, presented him with mochi accompanied by a plum branch. This woman, later known as Jomyoni, was revered by the people. Even today, shops selling Umegae-mochi line the approach to Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine. Lured by the fragrant aroma, you find yourself buying one, then another. Eating a freshly made piece after visiting the shrine is a uniquely happy Dazaifu street-food experience.
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