Highlights
- Created from rare local soybeans
- Perfect topping for traditional Japanese sweets
- Warm, toasty, and nutty!
Kinako is a fine, golden powder made from dried, milled and roasted soybean flour. This unique kinako is made from tsukui soybeans, a rare heriloom variety harvested in Kanagawa Prefecture. They are larger than typical soybeans and have a natural sweetness that increases when roasted, creating a perfect blend of sweet, nutty, and toasted flavors.
ALSO FEATURED IN OUR BAKING: "AMAI" PACKAGE
Size: 100g
Storage: Refrigerate after opening. Avoid humidity.
Ingredients: Tsukui soybeans (100% domestic)
DISCLAIMER: We provide ingredients and common allergens based on the packaging as a reference only. Please consume with caution based on your own individual health concerns as we cannot guarantee the presence or lack of certain ingredients, allergens and/or animal products.
Suggested Uses: Sprinkle it on Japanese sweets such as mochi (pounded rice cakes), cookies, cakes and bread, in smoothies, on cappuccinos and lattes, or on ice cream and yogurt.
Substitutions: Use in place of powdered peanut butter in baked goods, smoothies, and such as a nut-free alternative!
Recipes:
Carrot Muffins with Kinako Oat Streusel
Mizu Shingen Mochi (Raindrop Cake)
Producer: Toyokuniya
Prefecture: Kanagawa
Toyokuniya grows an heirloom variety of domestic soybeans called “Tsukui soybean” which have become so rare they are known as “phantom soybeans.” Larger than regular soybeans, they have a rich flavor and high natural sweetness, lending to a nutty taste similar to chestnuts. Masahiro and Kayoko Okamoto, the owners of Toyokuniya, have three small children and this natto koji paste is the result of looking for creative and healthy ways to feed them. They hope their foods will inspire the next generation of farmers to continue producing this rare bean.
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