The phantom water dessert "Mizushingen Mochi", which was picked up by overseas media as "raindrop cake" and became famous. It has been sold every summer since 2013 at Kinseiken, a confectionery store familiar with the famous Yamanashi confectionery "Shingen Mochi".


Raindrop cake is a water confectionery made by solidifying the underground water of Mt. Kaikoma in the Southern Alps, which has been selected as one of the 100 best waters, with a little agar. Anyway, it is a delicate sweet, and the expiration date is only 30 minutes! Water leaks over time, so I have no choice but to eat it on the spot. It will collapse and cannot be delivered.


In search of such a raindrop cake, the En-eating editorial department went to Yamanashi prefecture!

◆ I tried the raindrop cake!

Raindrop cake made of "almost water". The water in the Southern Alps is finished with agar that keeps its shape and a little sugar to make the rice cake transparent. Kinako made from home-grown green soybeans and rich black honey. The price is 300 yen with tea. cheap.


Its transparent appearance so that you can see the other side is like a big drop. If you shake the tray unnecessarily, it will dance so crazy that it will be interesting, so you will not be able to stop watching it, but if you shake it too much, it seems that it will collapse soon, so be careful.


After enjoying the appearance, it's finally time to eat. How is the taste? When you put a spoon on the surface while pounding, and put a lot of force into it ...




Ah! The moment we entered only with a spoon Gaston pressed a little, mochi only by gravity has been arbitrarily hand Yuru-I and divided into two parts! What a heartless ...


Gently scoop up the raindrop cake of Trutturu with a sip. When you gently poke it with your tongue, the taste of fresh natural water that crumbles with Tron spreads throughout your mouth! Probably because it is soft water, it is mellow and has a good throat, and it is very delicious ...!


It's a little sweet because it contains a little sugar, but I think it's almost like the taste of water. It's a feeling I've never experienced before, "eating water." And I realized again that water is so delicious.

Of course, it is delicious even if you eat it with black honey or kinako. The deliciousness of water also stands out.


Raindrop cakes are sold at Daigahara Kinseiken and Nirasaki Kinseiken only on Saturdays and Sundays from June to September. This time, I visited Daigahara Kinseiken, and dozens of customers lined up as early as one hour earlier than the opening time of 9 o'clock, and the raindrop cake was sold out in just over two hours.


You need to be prepared to line up a little to get it, but I personally think it's worth eating side by side. You can feel the deliciousness of water and the gratitude of nature.

◆ The idea of "eating water"

Kinseiken is working on the "Water Mountain" project in the Southern Alps, like the natural shaved ice I introduced the other day. Raindrop cake is also a sweet that was born from the idea of "eating delicious water."


Through various "water gourmet foods" in Hokuto City, including natural water shaved ice and raindrop cake, many people in Japan and abroad know that delicious water and beautiful scenery that represent Japan are here. I would be happy if you could get it!