3. Taiyaki origin

Last time, I talked about Taiyaki predecessor organization Manjyu. This time I want to talk about Taiyaki origin Imagawayaki.

First, Azuki was very expensive goods until the Edo period. Common people did not eat Azuki. And Azuki has not in sugar before that. People were eating while boiled Azuki. They are not sweet. But it was also expensive goods for common people. Because sugar valuable goods in Japan at the time. Such a luxury item Sugar was began to domestic production in Japan. Eight generation general Yoshimune Tokugawa was order to make sugar in Japanese domestic. It was inspired. Various clan started to research how to purifying the sugar. The results, sugar are spread to the common people. And indispensable to Japanese confectionery Wasanbon was born in this among the process.

Azuki, sugar, Manjyu…protagonist has appeared all together.

As mentioned before, Imagawayaki is far from the genealogy of Manjyu and traditional Japanese confectionery. Many confectionaries similar to Imagawayaki exist across the country so many. Any calling out is a little different. It may be important things here.

Bake or steam.

It is the absolute difference of Manjyu and Imagawayaki.

I think so certainly. I have the image of Manjyu is Japanese confectionary. But Imagawayaki is no. Absolutely, I cannot think so. Also, many people cannot think so too. “Steam” is most major engraining in Japanese confectionary.

Around the same time confectionary was born “Mikasayama”. This is so called Dorayaki.

・ How to Mikasayama

The flour, eggs and sugar fit knead. Pour the liquid into the mating type pan with a round hole. Rounding put formation Makicha an or Yaehiki an. Combining the two little hands to put the other half on the type. Removed from the mold and burn it to a golden brown. Branding of Mikasayama press on the top.

Then same points bake on both sides. But Mikasayama baked separately. Combined those just baked.

Imagawayaki are baked both sides from the start. In that sense Imagawayaki was innovative. In the first place, baked both sides at the same time.

However, Imagawayaki had been treated when Imagawayaki was born that Manjyu. Wrote in the book of the Showa era, “Imagawayaki Manjyu”. At this time, people confused how to call by Imagawayaki. The results, writer got to the above name. Incidentally, this books name is “New occupation one hundred story ”. In this book was encouraged to practice of Imagawayaki store. The reason that…

1. Suited to amateur.

2. Did not need so much money to get started.

3. Less failure.

Over the counter sale, door to door sales and whole sale… Imagawayaki was a demnd.

Imagawayaki was thus because widespread. After that, people products similar confectionary to Imagawayaki. In 1935, wrote in the book “Small investment management career counseling ” about Imagawayaki.

“Of this sort of foods, Imagawayaki is original. And this is the best name in the outer surface.”

I wrote above, born confectionary like Imagawayaki. But everybody same form. It was so boring. Taiyaki has been devised there. It was one result. Seller thought that we created a confectionary had shaped.

Next I wrote Taiyaki forms meaning and kind of form.

Thanks for reading!