{"product_id":"an-monaka-kit-from-ise","title":"An Monaka Kit from Ise","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"cg-pdp\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cg-lead\"\u003eThe wafer stays crisp because you fill it yourself — moments before you eat it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMonaka is one of Japan's oldest sweets: a thin, toasted rice wafer holding sweet azuki bean paste. Most are sold pre-filled, and the wafer slowly softens. This one comes as parts — twenty crisp wafer shells and a generous tub of anko — so every monaka you make is at its freshest possible moment. It is also, quietly, one of the most fun things you can put on a table full of guests.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHighlights\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFill-at-home monaka — 20 wafer shells and 300g of tsubuan, enough for 10 fresh-made sweets whenever you want one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe anko is the point: top-grade new-crop Tokachi azuki, slow-cooked in copper kettles with underground water from the Miyagawa river — just azuki and sugar, nothing else.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeeps at room temperature for months — a rare wagashi that travels well and waits patiently for a tea moment or a party.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot available through major retailers — sourced directly from Ise Seiansho, a century-old anko maker in Ise, Mie.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"cg-acc\"\u003e\n\u003cdetails open=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eDetails, ingredients \u0026amp; allergens\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIn the box:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tsubuan (chunky sweet azuki paste) 300g · monaka wafer shells × 20 (makes 10 filled monaka)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIngredients:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sugar, azuki beans, monaka wafer (glutinous rice)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStorage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Room temperature, away from direct sun and humidity. Best within 6 months of production.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ise, Mie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails open=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eProducer's Story\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIse Seiansho has done one thing since 1924: make anko. The kettles are copper, the workday starts before dawn, and the azuki is a single top-grade variety from Tokachi, Hokkaido — new crop only. The water comes from underground veins of the Miyagawa, the river Japanese sources rank among the country's clearest. When \"less sweet\" became fashionable, they didn't chase it; when cheaper blended sugars became standard, they didn't switch. A hundred years in, the recipe is still azuki, sugar, and patience — and the shop in Ise's old river district of Kawasaki is still family-run — the anko cooked each morning by the older generation, the store carried forward by the next.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eHow to enjoy it\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSpoon the anko into a shell, cap it with another, and eat it within minutes — that first crackle against the soft paste is the whole point. Set the parts out at a gathering and let everyone build their own; children take to it instantly, and it asks for no oven, no knife, and no cleanup. A small scoop of vanilla ice cream inside makes an impromptu ice cream monaka on a hot afternoon, and a cup of green tea — or coffee, which azuki loves — turns one into a quiet break. If you have matcha in the cupboard, whisk a bowl and you have a small tea ceremony at home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"cg-foot\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eShips from Japan · Order more, pay less per item\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Ise Seiansho Co., Ltd. (伊勢製餡所株式会社)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49073891311851,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0731\/2520\/0107\/files\/f37ec5db54615197b89736212902cc0a.png?v=1784429194","url":"https:\/\/cookgood.jp\/products\/an-monaka-kit-from-ise","provider":"CookGood.JP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}