Yokan by Toraya
I wrote about Toraya’s mizu yokan last year, which I actually prefer over the regular yokan, but this stuff isn’t too bad either. Toraya is a pretty renown maker of this bean paste confection, so it’s often given as a gift. This one was a double pack: “Yoru no Ume” (plums of the night) and “Haru no Iro” (colors of the spring).
I haven’t opened the Yoru no Ume yet, but according to a review I saw online, it’s not actually plum flavored at all, but regular sweet red bean. I did try the Haru no Iro, however:
It’s kinda pretty with the pink and green, huh? Flavor-wise, it was pretty standard red bean fare, with that characteristic dense texture of your well made yokan. Best eaten with a wagashi pick, like this one here. (^__^)
