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Mitarashi dumpling shop in the Karasuma-Oike area opened by a long-established wholesaler [Higuchi Seemon

February 14, 2024 open

Higuchi Seieimon (Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture) is a store specializing in Mitarashi dumplings, which was started by Higuchi Shoten, a sugar wholesaler that has been in business for about 100 years. The third-generation owner, Misono Higuchi, is a former member of the Takarazuka Revue and is currently active as an actor on TV and stage. He himself loves Mitarashi dango, and says with a smile, "It is a confection that makes everyone happy, young and old.

Higuchi Seieimon Mitarashi Dango

The small, easy-to-eat Mitarashi dango (180 yen) has a crispy, savory baked surface that is blissfully chewy. The kinako (soybean flour) topping, 30 yen, gives the dumpling a slightly bitter, mature taste.

As a sugar wholesaler, they pay close attention to the ingredients, blending brown sugar from Hateruma, Okinawa and several other types of high quality sugar in their sauce. The dumplings have a strong sweetness, but are not cloying, and have an impressive, refreshing aftertaste. The dough for the dumplings is made from 100%, a special Japanese rice flour, and is known for its soft and chewy elasticity even when cold. The deep-roasted soybean flour topping, which is roasted over a long period of time, also has many fans.

Cold candy soda float for 450 yen. The old-fashioned chilled candy has been a popular item since Higuchi Shoten's establishment. Enjoy the refreshing taste of ginger ale when mixed with soda.

Mitarashi dumplings are available in a box as well as in a boat dish for eating. The store also sells brown sugar, wasanbon, soybean flour, etc. at reasonable prices, so check there as well.

Seieimon Higuchi

  • small gate through which worshippers can pass through unnoticed gates (e.g. at the front gate of a main gate)
  • February 14, 2024 open
  • 555 Sanbo Nishinotoin-cho, Nishi-iru, Anekoji-dori, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 7 min. walk from Exit 2 of "Nijojo-mae" subway station
    Six-minute walk from Subway Karasuma-Oike Station, Exit 4-1
  • Tel. 075-221-0488
  • 11:30-18:00 *Close when sold out
  • Irregular holidays
  • Eat-in not allowed
  • All seats non-smoking No private room No parking
  • https://www.instagram.com/higuchiseemon
  • PHOTO/Emi Masuda, TEXT/Eiko Itakura, EDIT/Kanako Horike
*Please note that the information contained herein is subject to change without notice.
*Since this site uses automatic translation, the translation may differ from the original Japanese content.

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