Speaking of Setsubun food, beans. However, the custom of eating Ehomaki has become quite familiar nationwide. Chateraise will start selling "Setsubun Sweets" named after Ehomaki from the end of January!

Do you want to eat like Ehomaki? "Ehomaki roll cake"
Do you want to eat like Ehomaki? "Ehomaki roll cake"

The lineup of Setsubun sweets includes "Setsubun Japanese sweets" such as the nerigashi "Akaoni" with a cute demon motif, and the sweet Ehomaki "Ehomaki roll cake" with a cute chocolate sponge that looks like seaweed.

Ehomaki roll cake is a chocolate sponge cake with cocoa powder wrapped in fresh cream with the image of vinegared rice, and it seems to be a new dessert. Strawberries, bananas and kiwifruit are involved.

The size is 15 cm, so if you like sweets, you can eat it all by yourself! This roll cake is priced at 350 yen and will be on sale for a limited time from February 1st to 3rd.

Setsubun Japanese sweets are made by wrapping white bean paste in Yukihira dough and shaping it into a box with a stamp, "Akaoni" which is made by wrapping rice cake in red paste, and wrapping rice cake in upper dough. Three types of "Otafuku" that are steamed with red bean paste. It is said that it contains a wish to exterminate evil spirits and bring in good fortune. It is a limited sale from January 25th to February 3rd for 126 yen per piece.

"Setsubun Japanese sweets" that are cute and mellow
"Setsubun Japanese sweets" that are cute and mellow

Even in Setsubun, it's nice to be able to feel the season with sweets. It seems that this year's ehomaki is south-southeast, so why not try it while facing it?