"Delicious Monaka Shaped Like a Lucky Cat: 'Tarafuku Monaka' Filled with White Adzuki Beans, the 'White Diamonds'"

I'm Curious About This Wagashi＊

Do you know the wagashi shop "Shirakaba" located in Kinshicho, Tokyo?

The shop’s product, "Tarafuku Monaka," is currently popular♡

It's a monaka with a sleeping cat that resembles a beckoning cat.

It's so cute that the beckoning cat is lying down＊

Normally, a beckoning cat is depicted sitting up straight with its front paw raised to invite people, but...

Keeping its front paw in place, this relaxed and lazy posture is fresh, unique, and adorable♡

Inside the cat monaka, there’s plenty of white adzuki bean paste.

White adzuki bean, also known as "white diamonds," is a rare paste from Hokkaido.

It looks delicious＊

I want to prepare a blanket for it＊

In the drama "Kikazarukoi ni wa Riyuu ga Atte" aired on TBS in the spring of 2021, Haruna Kawaguchi delightfully ate this cat monaka.

There's a trendy arrangement where you prepare a sweet blanket when taking pictures...!

For example, you can lay it on a fluffy dorayaki blanket.

A Mont Blanc blanket too♡

You Can Order It Online＊

Shirakaba's "Tarafuku Monaka" is available for mail order＊

It comes in a set of two boxes with six pieces each for a price of 2,700 yen (tax included). That calculates to 225 yen each.

➡ Buy as a set (6 pieces x 2 boxes)

If you get a set of 24, they come individually wrapped, making them perfect for small gifts.

➡ Buy a set of 24＊

They also seem good as souvenirs for your parents and in-laws or as tokens of appreciation for staff♡

Be sure to consider these as potential gifts for upcoming occasions.