Traditional Japanese Chestnut Sweets Production Starts at Shop in Gifu Prefecture

Traditional Japanese Chestnut Sweets Production Starts at Shop in Gifu Prefecture

Confectioners make kurikinton, or mashed chestnut sweets, at Kawakamiya Co., an established wagashi traditional Japanese sweets shop in Nakatsugawa, Gifu Prefecture. The city claims to be the birthplace of the popular autumnal sweets, and various shops there make their own versions, each with a distinct taste and texture. At Kawakamiya, which started making this year’s kurikinton on Monday, chestnuts are steamed, mashed and cooked with sugar. Th…