Tochi rice cake of Daifukujo
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Asahi-machi in Yamagata Prefecture in Tohoku is famous for its apples.
I bought some tochi rice cakes there today.
Tochi (Japanese horse chestnut) is difficult to remove the scum from, but it tastes like chestnuts.
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Tochi nuts are crushed and mixed with glutinous rice and filled with red bean paste.
It's still tender and tasty the next day.