Enjoy Valentine’s Bliss.
Takaoka Food Industries (Hyogo)
A quintessential combination loved by those around the world on Valentine’s day. These bite-sized morsels of strawberry perfection are wrapped in a milk chocolate outer layer.
Common Allergens: Dairy, Soy
May Contain Traces Of: Peanuts, Almonds, Cashew
Vegetarian Friendly: Yes
Ingredients: Chocolate (sugar, vegetable oil and fat, cocoa mass, cocoa butter, whole milk powder, skimmed milk powder, cocoa powder) (manufactured in Japan), dried strawberries, vegetable oil and fat, sugar/emulsifier, flavor
Seika Confectionery (Kagoshima)
Decadent chocolate is intricately kneaded into this traditional Japanese classic to create the perfect Valentine’s day treat. Each mochi is wrapped in an edible wrapper.
Common Allergens: Milk, Soy
May Contain Traces Of: N/A
Vegetarian Friendly: Yes
Ingredients: Starch syrup (manufactured in Japan), sugar, glutinous rice, vegetable oil and fat, cocoa powder, skimmed milk powder, oblate, starch/flavoring agent, emulsifier (soybean origin)
Hiyoshi Confectionery (Shimane)
Fresh eggs and soft dough baked with Japanese domestic flour make the fluffy pancake-like patties that surround the azuki bean paste and strawberry jam filling of this dorayaki.
Common Allergens: Wheat, Egg
May Contain Traces Of: N/A
Vegetarian Friendly: Yes
Ingredients: Sugar, flour, eggs, azuki beans, strawberries, syrup, honey, mirin (sweet sake) / expansion agent, vitamin Ⅽ
Takaoka Foods (Hyogo)
Since the 1960s, children with insatiable sweet tooths have flocked to candy shops across Japan in hopes of getting candy-coated mugi, or barley. Here, mugi is covered in a perfectly sugared strawberry flavoring.
Common Allergens: Dairy, Wheat, Soy
May Contain Traces Of: Peanuts, Almonds, Cashews
Vegetarian Friendly: Yes
Ingredients: Sugar (foreign and domestic production), vegetable oil and fat, lactose, skimmed milk powder, wheat puff, whole milk powder, strawberry powder
/Colorings (beet red, berry), Color (beet red, berry), brightener, emulsifier, flavor, thickener (gum arabic), acidifier
Senya (Saitama)
Manekineko, or the beckoning cat, are good luck symbols in Japanese culture. For those looking for love this Valentine’s Day, red manekineko are said to bring forth good fortune in love and marriage. Here, the manekineko motif is carefully sculpted into a hand-baked rice cracker.
Common Allergens: Wheat, Soy, Apple
May Contain Traces Of: Shrimp, Egg, Dairy, Chicken, Pork, Sesame, Gelatin
Vegetarian Friendly: Yes
Ingredients: Uruchi rice (domestic), sauce, sugar, salt/seasoning (amino acid, etc.), glue (bulan), thickener (processed starch), caramel color, acidifier, sweetener (saccharin sodium, stevia)
Seika Foods (Osaka)
Mikan, a type of mandarin orange, is favored in Japan during the winter months for its refreshing sweet and tart balance. This mikan jelly is made from the juice of mikans from Kishu. It pairs wonderfully with a warm cup of tea.
Common Allergens: Orange
May Contain Traces Of: Dairy, Egg, Wheat, Almond, Sesame, Soy, Apple, Peach, Gelatin
Vegetarian Friendly: Yes
Ingredients: Fructose glucose liquid sugar (manufactured in Japan), sugar, concentrated fruit juice (orange, mandarin), mandarin juice (from Kishu) / gelling agent (polysaccharide thickener), pH adjuster, color (safflower yellow), flavor,
Tenkei Confectionery (Nagano)
Filled with slightly sweet red bean paste, this moist Japanese-style pie has a wonderfully tender, buttery crust. It’s perfect as a light dessert or as an afternoon snack.
Common Allergens: Egg, Dairy, Wheat, Soy
May Contain Traces Of: N/A
Vegetarian Friendly: Yes
Flour (manufactured in Japan), margarine, sugar, azuki beans, reduced syrup, eggs, salt, processed edible oils and fats, mirin, agar agar/sorbitol, emulsifier, flavorings, carotenoid dyes
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This month, we’ve curated a special selection of teas lovingly crafted for you to enjoy or share with a loved one. Read a detailed description of your selection using the QR code in your booklet.
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Fujiya (Osaka)
Dotonbori. Osaka Castle. Tsutentaku Tower. Nakanoshima Park. When Osaka is said, these historical and architectural beauties appear in the minds of many Japanese people. Here, they are illustrated on the packaging of these delightfully fluffy arare.
Common Allergens: Soy
May Contain Traces Of: Egg, Dairy, Peanuts, Shrimp, Apple, Gelatin
Vegetarian Friendly: Yes
Ingredients: Rice glutinous rice (domestic) Seasoned sugar (sugar, dextrin, protein hydrolysate) Vegetable oil and fat/ Seasoning (amino acids, etc.) Sweeteners (stevia, acesulfame K)
Osaka Ginsen (Osaka)
Kinako is slightly nutty, delicately sweet, finely ground and roasted soybean flour. It is most commonly associated as a topping for mochi. Here, it is infused into tri-colored dumplings to lend them their unique flavor.
Common Allergens: Soy
May Contain Traces Of: N/A
Vegetarian Friendly: Yes
Sugar, soybeans (soybean flour), syrup, glutinous rice (domestic) / Colorants (safflower red dye, safflower yellow dye, gardenia dye)
Mukashin (Osaka)
This savory sable cookie is unassuming at first glance. Upon closer inspection you’ll be pleased to find bits of senshu onion carefully kneaded into its dough. This crumbly, slightly sweet mouthful gives the impression of french onion soup on the palate.
Common Allergens: Wheat, Dairy, Egg, Almond, Soy
May Contain Traces Of: Orange, Japanese yam, Apple
Vegetarian Friendly: Yes
Ingredients: Flour, butter, sugar, almonds, egg whites, onions (Izumisano), shortening, salt/flavoring, leavening agent, emulsifier, cyclic oligosaccharide
Fuji Shokuhin (Osaka)
Kuzu, or arrowroot, is ground into a powder with yuzu from Kochi Prefecture to create the main ingredient of this drink. Adding boiling water to this mix results in a gentle, honey-like consistency perfect for drinking on a winter’s day.
Common Allergens: Soy
May Contain Traces Of: N/A
Vegetarian Friendly: Yes
Ingredients: Glucose (manufactured in Japan), potato starch, sugar, kuzu starch, yuzu powder, dried yuzu peel/flavoring
Amidaike Daikoku (Osaka)
Starting as early as the 8th century, travelers would try okoshi, crushed millet treats, in Osaka and buy them as souvenirs. Here, Amidaike Daikoku has flavored their okoshi with white chocolate and raisins, creating their renowned Osaka Chiyoko.
Common Allergens: Dairy, Soy, Wheat
May Contain Traces Of: Egg, Peanuts
Vegetarian Friendly: Yes
Ingredients: Chocolate coated (contains dairy ingredients, manufactured in Japan), corn flakes, waffle corn (wheat flour, sugar, corn starch, others), raisins/emulsifier (derived from soybeans), leavening agent, coloring agent (caramel, carotenoids), flavorings
Maruesu (Osaka)
While traveling down the streets of Dotonbori in Osaka, you may come across stalls selling ikayaki, savory squid pancakes. Here, squid is fried and finished with red ginger to create the perfect savory and tangy bite.
Common Allergens: Egg, Wheat, Squid, Sesame, Soy
May Contain Traces Of: Peanuts, Dairy, Shrimp, Crab
Vegetarian Friendly: No
Ingredients: Wheat flour (manufactured in Japan), vegetable oil and fat, starch, surume (including squid), red ginger seasoning [glucose, ginger powder, protein hydrolysate, plum vinegar extract powder, powdered soy sauce (including soybeans), starch, red ginger powder], salt, egg white (including egg), sesame, yeast extract powder/seasoning (amino acids), acidifier, sweetener (stevia), spice extract, flavor, emulsifier, vegetable color
Takuma Foods (Aichi)
These crunchy morsels tempt the tastebuds the moment they are placed on the tongue. The tangy red ginger shell is beautifully balanced with the savory and salty peanuts inside.
Common Allergens: Wheat, Peanuts
May Contain Traces Of: Egg, Dairy, Shrimp, Crab
Vegetarian Friendly: Yes
Ingredients: Peanuts (U.S.A.), wheat flour, starch, sugar, vegetable oil, cold plum powder mix (starch, rice flour), red ginger seasoning, dried red ginger, salt / thickener (processed starch), seasoning (amino acid, etc.), expander, acidifier, spice extract, color (safflower red), sweetener (sucralose)
Fuji Shokuhin (Osaka)
Kelp from Hokkaido’s Donan region is thoughtfully kneaded into these deep fried rice crackers. They are then finished with a sprinkling of Fuji-no-kombucha, kelp tea, for a light, refreshing flavor.
Common Allergens: Soy
May Contain Traces Of: Wheat, Peanuts
Vegetarian Friendly: Yes
Ingredients: Vegetable oil and fat (manufactured in Japan), glutinous rice (Thailand, Japan), kelp, salt, sugar/processed starch, seasoning (amino acid, etc.), antioxidant (vitamin E)
Fuji Shokuhin (Osaka)
This red soup bowl is decorated with a flock of golden plovers, called a chidori pattern. Small but resilient birds, plovers have the ability to fly through strong winds and high waves during migration. The chidori pattern represents the ability to overcome challenges.
Dishwasher friendly: Yes
Microwave friendly: No
Takaoka Food Industries (Hyogo)
A quintessential combination loved by those around the world on Valentine’s day. These bite-sized morsels of strawberry perfection are wrapped in a milk chocolate outer layer.
Common Allergens: Dairy, Soy
May Contain Traces Of: Peanuts, Almonds, Cashew
Vegetarian Friendly: Yes
Ingredients: Chocolate (sugar, vegetable oil and fat, cocoa mass, cocoa butter, whole milk powder, skimmed milk powder, cocoa powder) (manufactured in Japan), dried strawberries, vegetable oil and fat, sugar/emulsifier, flavor
Seika Confectionery (Kagoshima)
Decadent chocolate is intricately kneaded into this traditional Japanese classic to create the perfect Valentine’s day treat. Each mochi is wrapped in an edible wrapper.
Common Allergens: Milk, Soy
May Contain Traces Of: N/A
Vegetarian Friendly: Yes
Ingredients: Starch syrup (manufactured in Japan), sugar, glutinous rice, vegetable oil and fat, cocoa powder, skimmed milk powder, oblate, starch/flavoring agent, emulsifier (soybean origin)
Hiyoshi Confectionery (Shimane)
Fresh eggs and soft dough baked with Japanese domestic flour make the fluffy pancake-like patties that surround the azuki bean paste and strawberry jam filling of this dorayaki.
Common Allergens: Wheat, Egg
May Contain Traces Of: N/A
Vegetarian Friendly: Yes
Ingredients: Sugar, flour, eggs, azuki beans, strawberries, syrup, honey, mirin (sweet sake) / expansion agent, vitamin Ⅽ
Takaoka Foods (Hyogo)
Since the 1960s, children with insatiable sweet tooths have flocked to candy shops across Japan in hopes of getting candy-coated mugi, or barley. Here, mugi is covered in a perfectly sugared strawberry flavoring.
Common Allergens: Dairy, Wheat, Soy
May Contain Traces Of: Peanuts, Almonds, Cashews
Vegetarian Friendly: Yes
Ingredients: Sugar (foreign and domestic production), vegetable oil and fat, lactose, skimmed milk powder, wheat puff, whole milk powder, strawberry powder
/Colorings (beet red, berry), Color (beet red, berry), brightener, emulsifier, flavor, thickener (gum arabic), acidifier
Senya (Saitama)
Manekineko, or the beckoning cat, are good luck symbols in Japanese culture. For those looking for love this Valentine’s Day, red manekineko are said to bring forth good fortune in love and marriage. Here, the manekineko motif is carefully sculpted into a hand-baked rice cracker.
Common Allergens: Wheat, Soy, Apple
May Contain Traces Of: Shrimp, Egg, Dairy, Chicken, Pork, Sesame, Gelatin
Vegetarian Friendly: Yes
Ingredients: Uruchi rice (domestic), sauce, sugar, salt/seasoning (amino acid, etc.), glue (bulan), thickener (processed starch), caramel color, acidifier, sweetener (saccharin sodium, stevia)
Seika Foods (Osaka)
Mikan, a type of mandarin orange, is favored in Japan during the winter months for its refreshing sweet and tart balance. This mikan jelly is made from the juice of mikans from Kishu. It pairs wonderfully with a warm cup of tea.
Common Allergens: Orange
May Contain Traces Of: Dairy, Egg, Wheat, Almond, Sesame, Soy, Apple, Peach, Gelatin
Vegetarian Friendly: Yes
Ingredients: Fructose glucose liquid sugar (manufactured in Japan), sugar, concentrated fruit juice (orange, mandarin), mandarin juice (from Kishu) / gelling agent (polysaccharide thickener), pH adjuster, color (safflower yellow), flavor,
Tenkei Confectionery (Nagano)
Filled with slightly sweet red bean paste, this moist Japanese-style pie has a wonderfully tender, buttery crust. It’s perfect as a light dessert or as an afternoon snack.
Common Allergens: Egg, Dairy, Wheat, Soy
May Contain Traces Of: N/A
Vegetarian Friendly: Yes
Flour (manufactured in Japan), margarine, sugar, azuki beans, reduced syrup, eggs, salt, processed edible oils and fats, mirin, agar agar/sorbitol, emulsifier, flavorings, carotenoid dyes
N/A
This month, we’ve curated a special selection of teas lovingly crafted for you to enjoy or share with a loved one. Read a detailed description of your selection using the QR code in your booklet.
N/A
Fujiya (Osaka)
Dotonbori. Osaka Castle. Tsutentaku Tower. Nakanoshima Park. When Osaka is said, these historical and architectural beauties appear in the minds of many Japanese people. Here, they are illustrated on the packaging of these delightfully fluffy arare.
Common Allergens: Soy
May Contain Traces Of: Egg, Dairy, Peanuts, Shrimp, Apple, Gelatin
Vegetarian Friendly: Yes
Ingredients: Rice glutinous rice (domestic) Seasoned sugar (sugar, dextrin, protein hydrolysate) Vegetable oil and fat/ Seasoning (amino acids, etc.) Sweeteners (stevia, acesulfame K)
Osaka Ginsen (Osaka)
Kinako is slightly nutty, delicately sweet, finely ground and roasted soybean flour. It is most commonly associated as a topping for mochi. Here, it is infused into tri-colored dumplings to lend them their unique flavor.
Common Allergens: Soy
May Contain Traces Of: N/A
Vegetarian Friendly: Yes
Sugar, soybeans (soybean flour), syrup, glutinous rice (domestic) / Colorants (safflower red dye, safflower yellow dye, gardenia dye)
Mukashin (Osaka)
This savory sable cookie is unassuming at first glance. Upon closer inspection you’ll be pleased to find bits of senshu onion carefully kneaded into its dough. This crumbly, slightly sweet mouthful gives the impression of french onion soup on the palate.
Common Allergens: Wheat, Dairy, Egg, Almond, Soy
May Contain Traces Of: Orange, Japanese yam, Apple
Vegetarian Friendly: Yes
Ingredients: Flour, butter, sugar, almonds, egg whites, onions (Izumisano), shortening, salt/flavoring, leavening agent, emulsifier, cyclic oligosaccharide
Fuji Shokuhin (Osaka)
Kuzu, or arrowroot, is ground into a powder with yuzu from Kochi Prefecture to create the main ingredient of this drink. Adding boiling water to this mix results in a gentle, honey-like consistency perfect for drinking on a winter’s day.
Common Allergens: Soy
May Contain Traces Of: N/A
Vegetarian Friendly: Yes
Ingredients: Glucose (manufactured in Japan), potato starch, sugar, kuzu starch, yuzu powder, dried yuzu peel/flavoring
Amidaike Daikoku (Osaka)
Starting as early as the 8th century, travelers would try okoshi, crushed millet treats, in Osaka and buy them as souvenirs. Here, Amidaike Daikoku has flavored their okoshi with white chocolate and raisins, creating their renowned Osaka Chiyoko.
Common Allergens: Dairy, Soy, Wheat
May Contain Traces Of: Egg, Peanuts
Vegetarian Friendly: Yes
Ingredients: Chocolate coated (contains dairy ingredients, manufactured in Japan), corn flakes, waffle corn (wheat flour, sugar, corn starch, others), raisins/emulsifier (derived from soybeans), leavening agent, coloring agent (caramel, carotenoids), flavorings
Maruesu (Osaka)
While traveling down the streets of Dotonbori in Osaka, you may come across stalls selling ikayaki, savory squid pancakes. Here, squid is fried and finished with red ginger to create the perfect savory and tangy bite.
Common Allergens: Egg, Wheat, Squid, Sesame, Soy
May Contain Traces Of: Peanuts, Dairy, Shrimp, Crab
Vegetarian Friendly: No
Ingredients: Wheat flour (manufactured in Japan), vegetable oil and fat, starch, surume (including squid), red ginger seasoning [glucose, ginger powder, protein hydrolysate, plum vinegar extract powder, powdered soy sauce (including soybeans), starch, red ginger powder], salt, egg white (including egg), sesame, yeast extract powder/seasoning (amino acids), acidifier, sweetener (stevia), spice extract, flavor, emulsifier, vegetable color
Takuma Foods (Aichi)
These crunchy morsels tempt the tastebuds the moment they are placed on the tongue. The tangy red ginger shell is beautifully balanced with the savory and salty peanuts inside.
Common Allergens: Wheat, Peanuts
May Contain Traces Of: Egg, Dairy, Shrimp, Crab
Vegetarian Friendly: Yes
Ingredients: Peanuts (U.S.A.), wheat flour, starch, sugar, vegetable oil, cold plum powder mix (starch, rice flour), red ginger seasoning, dried red ginger, salt / thickener (processed starch), seasoning (amino acid, etc.), expander, acidifier, spice extract, color (safflower red), sweetener (sucralose)
Fuji Shokuhin (Osaka)
Kelp from Hokkaido’s Donan region is thoughtfully kneaded into these deep fried rice crackers. They are then finished with a sprinkling of Fuji-no-kombucha, kelp tea, for a light, refreshing flavor.
Common Allergens: Soy
May Contain Traces Of: Wheat, Peanuts
Vegetarian Friendly: Yes
Ingredients: Vegetable oil and fat (manufactured in Japan), glutinous rice (Thailand, Japan), kelp, salt, sugar/processed starch, seasoning (amino acid, etc.), antioxidant (vitamin E)
Fuji Shokuhin (Osaka)
This red soup bowl is decorated with a flock of golden plovers, called a chidori pattern. Small but resilient birds, plovers have the ability to fly through strong winds and high waves during migration. The chidori pattern represents the ability to overcome challenges.
Dishwasher friendly: Yes
Microwave friendly: No
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