Gokabou
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Type | sweet |
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Place of origin | Japan |
Region or state | Saitama prefecture |
Main ingredients | sweetened rice cake, sugar |
Ingredients generally used | soybean powder |
Gokabou (
Gokabou is one of the three famous confection in Saitama along with Soka Senbei from Kazo city and Imogashi (desserts made of sweet potatoes) from Kawagoe city. It is also qualified as one of the ten soundscapes of Saitama.[1] The name, Gokabou, means that five grains are a family's treasure. It is also one of the special products of the Kazo city and has been sold for the past 150 years.[2]
Since it is a storable sweet, it became popular as a souvenir sweet and spread through Japan. The process for making the sweet entails a unique and traditional technique. It is additive-free sweet which is easy to digest and attracts people as a nourishing sweet.[1]
History
[edit]It was first eaten and made as nonperishables. It gradually shifted and became famous as a homemade sweet. It became popular after 1883 when a railroad was first opened from Ueno to Kumagaya, and people started to sell at the station. [3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c city, Kumagaya. "
五 家宝 :熊谷 市 ホームページ". www.city.kumagaya.lg.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-22. - ^ "
五 家宝 の歴史 of創業 百 二 十 年 花 堤 熊谷 銘菓 五 家宝 ".創業 百 二 十 年 花 堤 熊谷 銘菓 五 家宝 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2017-11-22. - ^ "
歴史 ・由来 ". www.geocities.co.jp. Retrieved 2017-11-22.