Cafe Comsa will be selling "Sweet Potato 'Asahi Kanjuro' (Red Haruka) Cake from Hokota City, Ibaraki Prefecture" from February 17 to mid-March. The period may change depending on the availability of the fruit.

Sweet Potato "Asahi Kanjuro" (Red Haruka) Cake from Hokota City, Ibaraki Prefecture

This cake is recommended for the current season, and uses plenty of the richly sweet "Asahi Kanjuro" sweet potato. It is decorated with a mascarpone base along with gently sweetened fresh cream. Priced at 850 yen per piece (tax included, price differs for the Ginza store).

Asahi Kanjuro

Of the sweet potatoes grown in the warm climate and fertile soil of the Kashima Sea, Beniharu and Silk Sweet are selected for their high starch content, and aged and stored. The sweet potatoes are stored at a constant temperature for more than a month, which allows the starch in the sweet potatoes to be slowly saccharified, resulting in sweet and delicious sweet potatoes. The result is a sweet and delicious sweet potato. This popular brand is characterized by its sticky sweet texture.