🍱 Oyaki
“Oyaki ”,is a traditional confectionery made by wrapping Red bean paste with a crust made of” Mochi “Glutinous rice and baking it slightly. Shinshu” Oyaki”, with its Wheat flour, and Buckwheat flour skin, and” Nozawana,” or “Eggplant filling”, is well known as “Oyaki”, but Akita's “Oyaki”, is made from Glutinous rice, or Rice flou,r and is characterized by its Red bean paste, filling. It is said that “Oyaki,” has been offered to the mountain god every year on December 12, and in the southern part of the prefecture, it is still customary to grill and eat” Oyaki”, during this time of the year. In some areas of Daisen City, there is still a custom of make a wish to let the” Oyaki, “to take one's bad things away and pouring it into the river to pray for good health and good fortune. It is also famous as a specialty of the morning market, which has a history of more than 500 years in Gojome Town, and has long been enjoyed as a familiar snack. It is characterized by its gentle sweetness and additive-free flavor, which is made by focusing on bringing out the flavors of the ingredients themselves. The Rice cake, has been prepared in various ways in each household, such as by kneading ingredients such as Pumpkin, and “Yomogi,”(mugwort), into the Glutinous Rice, to add color.