Taste your favorites in Kanagawa: Winners of confectionery competition

The Kanagawa Prefecture Confectionery Competition is held biannually by the Kanagawa Prefectural Government, confectionery industries and Kanagawa Prefecture Tourist Association for the purpose of discovering delicious new confectioneries. Here are the winners of the 28th competition.

The Grand Prize of the general section went to “Fresh Pudding with Raw Egg,” made by Elysee-hikaru International. This is a completely new experience of eating pudding, blending vanilla-flavored mousse, caramel sauce and a egg yolk all together. Enjoy the rich flavor of the Keijuran egg yolk, the quality egg produced by Kotobuki Farm. The key to this fresh pudding is the rich taste of the bright yellow egg yolk.

• Price including tax (for four cups): 3,780 yen

http://www.elysee-hikaru.com/

Excellence awards of the same section went to “Apple Pie from the Port-opening Days’ Recipe” by Sanyo Bussan Corp and “Mellow Cheese with Sesame and Miso Flavor with Hot Sansho Spice” by confectionery shop La Mer. 

The apple pie was created based on the recipe of the first Western cookbook translated into Japanese. Published in 1872, the cookbook conveys the history and culture of Yokohama. Pastry chefs kneaded the pie dough by hand just like in the port-opening era, making the butter-flavored pie extremely crispy.

• Price including tax: 1,944 yen.

http://www.3yo.co.jp/

“Mellow Cheese with Sesame and Miso Flavor with Hot Sansho Spice” is a rich baked cheese cake with white Saikyo-miso and white sesame paste adding a mild flavor. The slightly salty taste is accentuated by the spicy sansho, or Japanese pepper. Sudachi citrus liquor is also used to add a sour taste.

• Price including tax (for 10 pieces) : 3,240 yen.

http://www.shonan-lamer.co.jp/

In the souvenir section, “Windsurfing Cookie Yokosuka Windblue” was awarded the prize for excellence. Since it was decided that Tsukuihama Beach in Yokosuka City will be hosting the Windsurfing World Cup, local food-related businesses including restaurants, bakeries, cafés and cake shops have created various menus and products under the name of “Yokosuka Windblue.”

One of the new products created to give a boost to the competition and revitalize the local community is Wind-surfing Cookie Yokosuka Windblue. This cookie is made with selected ingredients produced in this region, such as top-quality butter and choice eggs, with the least possible additives in consideration of safety. 

The cute package is designed by Ms Emiko Sunayama, a picture book author living in Yokosuka. 

• Price including tax (for three pieces) : 750 yen

http://sweets-cachecache.net/

These are just a few of many entries. Why don’t you add creative sweets-hunting to your Kanagawa stay plan and find your favorite one?

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