福岡県·銘菓
Umegaemochi
When freshly grilled, the surface is crispy and fragrant; one bite reveals soft mochi and smooth, moderately sweet red bean paste melting from within. The combination of savory aroma and the sweetness of the bean paste makes it easy to eat more than one. This is an essential specialty found along the approach to Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine in Dazaifu City, Fukuoka Prefecture. A thin layer of mochi dough wraps the adzuki bean paste, which is then grilled on an iron plate imprinted with a plum blossom. The name originates from a legend that an elderly woman offered mochi attached to a plum branch to Sugawara no Michizane, who had been demoted. Eating a steaming piece while walking along the approach after visiting the shrine—it is a uniquely blissful Dazaifu experience.
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