Aichi prefecture is Nagoya city. Did you know that there is a transcendentally cute and slightly strange "Suizokukan" in this land full of various gourmet foods? "Tezukuri Suizokukan" sold by Namikoshiken, a long-established Japanese confectionery store founded in 1927.


Tezukuri Suizokukan (1,650 yen plus tax) is an assortment of bite-sized steamed buns with the motif of "sea creatures." There are 12 types of lineup such as octopus, blowfish, seal, crab, and penguins. The inside looks like "chocolate red bean paste" and "red bean paste".



A sea otter with shiny shells and a whale shark that reproduces the round pattern on the back with a small cloth. Is the pattern on the shell of the turtle a branding iron? The creatures that are popular in the aquarium are reproduced in detail and carefully. It's so cute that it's a waste to eat!



But did you notice? Mysterious things are mixed in this.


Let's take a closer look at the lineup again. Squid, whale, blowfish, polar bear, rakko, turtle, whale shark, crab, octopus, seal, penguins, fried shrimp. …Hmm? Fried shrimp !? It 's a mixture of only one type of cooked food. If you notice something strange at the time of packaging, you may have a keen eye for observation.

Probably (or with a high probability), they are wearing Nagoya's famous "fried shrimp". It is made as firmly as other creatures, and the texture of the batter is like a real fried shrimp. The contents were chocolate bean paste.


It's not just cute, it's a slightly twisted "Suizokukan" in Nagoya. I am happy to be active as a souvenir.

By the way, the animal version of "Tezukuri Animal" has a kappa in it . Unfortunately, I haven't seen kappa at the zoo, but it seems that I can meet them at this animal.