At each Chateraise store, a roll cake "Ehomaki Cake" for Setsubun will be on sale for a limited time from January 30th to February 3rd. The price is 360 yen (tax included).

Spread the sweet Ehomaki! (Chocolat on the left, vanilla on the right)
Spread the sweet Ehomaki! (Chocolat on the left, vanilla on the right)

A softly baked sponge cake with fresh cream and fruits. Approximate length is 15 cm.

There are two flavors, "vanilla" and "chocolate". Kiwi, banana and strawberry are combined with vanilla, and yellow peach, raspberry and mango are combined with chocolate. As you continue to eat, you can enjoy the change in taste.

Also, on January 29th, "Mamemaki Daifuku" and "Setsubun Creative Japanese Sweets [Akaoni / Masu / Otafuku]" will be on sale. The sale period is also until February 3rd.

Mamemaki Daifuku is a salted bean daifuku made by adding salted beans made from Hokkaido red peas to Daifuku dough made from habutae mochi rice from Shiga prefecture. It is shaped like a stick with the image of a "demon's gold stick". The bean paste wrapped inside is a flavorful koshian paste made from Tokachi red beans. It seems that you can enjoy moderate saltiness and sweetness. The price is 129 yen (tax included).

It ’s bumpy and it ’s definitely like a gold stick.
It ’s bumpy and it ’s definitely like a gold stick.

On the other hand, Setsubun creative Japanese sweets are setsubun Japanese sweets with the desire to "clean up evil spirits and bring in good fortune." All three types are priced at 140 yen (tax included).

Akaoni is a red bean paste wrapped in red-colored Neri-kiri made from Hokkaido azuki beans. Amanatto expresses the "horn" of the demon, and the decorative yokan expresses the "tusk". The Masu is made by wrapping white bean paste in colored snow flat cloth and branding it with a branding iron. It is topped with roasted soybeans. Otafuku is made by wrapping Hokkaido azuki bean paste in a dough and steaming it in the shape of "mumps". The "mouth" is represented by red yokan and the "eyes" are represented by cinnamon.

For tea confectionery on Setsubun day
For tea confectionery on Setsubun day