Aomori souvenirs! Sweets made with Aomori ingredients by a cookery researcher [mecco].

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Rice chiffon
Aomori Prefecture is rich in ingredients such as delicious vegetables and fruits. Mecco" makes sweets using many of these delicious Aomori products. You can enjoy local vegetables, rice, and fruits even more deliciously with their gluten-free rice flour chiffon cake "rice chiffon," "rice chiffon rusk" made from chiffon cake, and apple pie using plenty of Aomori's specialty apples.

MECCO" by a third-generation cookery expert, father and son

Mecco" makes its delicious sweets using fruits and vegetables grown in a plastic greenhouse on the premises of its home. The store's name comes from its signature menu item, rice flour chiffon cake. The owner is a third-generation cookery researcher. The owner's mother made the rice-flour chiffon cakes in her home workshop, using homemade rice as an ingredient. The daughter is a Raw Food Meister, a cooking method that does not destroy enzymes.

Three generations have been exploring ways to eat local ingredients in a delicious way.
Gluten-free rice flour chiffon cake.

Signature menu items "rice chiffon" and "rice chiffon rusk

Rice chiffon" is safe to eat for those who are allergic to milk or wheat flour. The owner has been making 100% rice flour chiffon cakes for over 13 years. There are many varieties, including plain and seasonal vegetable flavors. The vegetable flavors are popular even among children who do not like vegetables. The current flavors have remained after much research and experimentation with a variety of homemade vegetables. New flavors may be created in the future. It is made with brown rice and has a moist and smooth texture. It is fluffy and has a moderate sweetness, so you can eat as much as you like.

The "Rice Chiffon Rusk" is a sweet made by drying "rice chiffon" at a low temperature. It is flavored with coconut and walnuts. It is a rusk with a new texture; its crispy lightness accentuates the sweetness, and you can also feel the moistness of the chiffon cake in your mouth.
Rice chiffon
Rice chiffon rusk

Apple Pie" using seasonal apples

Aomori is known for its apples! This apple pie is made from home-grown Aomori apples, using different varieties depending on the time of year they are harvested. You can enjoy different tastes and textures at different times of the year. As you can see from the cross section in the photo, the pie is filled with thickly cut apples.
Apple pie

Home-grown "Aomori apple jam" and "Aomori apple juice

The jam and juice are made from 100% home-grown Aomori apples. The varieties used change depending on the time of year, so you can enjoy different tastes depending on when you purchase.

The jam retains the crispiness of the apples and the sweetness of the fruit. We recommend mixing it with yogurt or eating it with crackers. Try putting on plenty of apples to fill your mouth.

The juice is packed with the juice of fresh but sweet apples. The small, drinkable bottle is perfect for after exercise as well as dessert.
Aomori apple jam
Aomori apple juice

Sales Stores

Currently available at the following establishments.
THE AOMORI MARKET (Aomori City)
・Machi no Grocery Store Yaoen (Hirosaki City)
・Produce Direct Market Daichi (Hirosaki City)
Rice flour chiffon, rice flour chiffon rusk, apple pie, Aomori apple juice, Aomori jam

・Old House Cafe Yamanko (Hirosaki City)
Rice flour chiffon, rice flour chiffon rusk, apple pie

DAITADESICA From Aomori (Setagaya-ku, Tokyo)
Rice-flour chiffon cake, rice-flour chiffon rusk
Recommended with coffee!

Gentle sweets made in Aomori

We have introduced delicious sweets made from Aomori's vegetables and fruits. Please enjoy them as souvenirs or as a treat for yourself when you visit Aomori.
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