I tried "Wakasaimo", a famous confectionery of Hokkaido. It is a confectionary that expresses "Wakaimo" without using sweet potato. It is made with fine kelp as the sweetpotato's muscle.

Wakasaimo, a famous confectionery of Hokkaido

A confectionary that represents "Wakasaimo" (sweet potato) in Hokkaido, where sweet potatoes are scarce. 777 yen (tax included) for a pack of 6.


The sweet bean paste is made from Daifuku beans from the Lake Toya area, not sweet potatoes, and is baked with fine kelp to resemble sweet potato stripes and egg soy sauce to give it the color of a baked sweet potato.


The skin is very thin to make it look like a sweet potato, and the Daifuku bean paste is used to make it stickier; when the sweet potato is split in two, it cracks open like a roasted sweet potato, revealing the kelp that is used to make the stripes.

How does Wakasaimo taste?

The thinly baked skin is fragrant, and the rich red bean paste is smooth. The rich sweetness melts and spreads.


It has the aroma and flavor of baked potatoes, and a dense sweetness. The kelp accentuates the sweetness and umami of the bean paste with its texture and slight saltiness.


Both sweet and satisfying, this wagashi goes well with green tea or coffee. It is not only a souvenir of Hokkaido, but also appears at various events around the country. Please pick one up when you see them.