Romance Seika “Chitose Tsuru Amazake Soft Candy”
Romance Seika “Chitose Tsuru Amazake Soft Candy”

Here’s an introduction to Romance Seika’s “Chitose Tsuru Amazake Soft Candy.”

“Chitose Tsuru Amazake Soft Candy” is a sweet made from amazake produced using sake lees from Sapporo’s only sake brewery.

Sake lees are the main ingredient in sake lees amazake and, because they contain amino acids and vitamins, are gaining attention as a health food.
- Made with ginjo sake lees from Chitose Tsuru, Sapporo’s only sake brewery
- Available for a limited time (from around October to the end of March)

These amazake candies are made using sake lees from “Chitose Tsuru,” a sake brewed with groundwater from the Toyohira River, which originates in the lush mountains of southern Sapporo.

“Chitose Tsuru” is a renowned sake brand from Hokkaido that has won the Gold Prize at the National New Sake Competition for 14 consecutive years.
Romance Seika was founded in 1947, in the town of Tsubetsu in eastern Hokkaido. Since then, the company has been producing confectionery products—primarily candies—starting with malt syrup made from locally grown potato starch.

The packaging features a simple design with white as the primary color. Since the candy is made from sake lees amazake, it features an illustration of the sake-making process.

The individual wrappers for the bagged amazake soft candies all feature the same design.
My thoughts on eating amazake candy

When I open the bag, I find amazake soft candies, each carefully wrapped individually.
When I open the individual wrapper, a milky-white amazake soft candy appears. When I touch it, it’s not as hard as a hard candy but has the softness of caramel.
As soon as I open the individual wrapper, the aroma of sake lees wafts gently through the air.

This amazake soft candy delivers a soft texture and a refreshing, fruity flavor of sake lees that spreads throughout my mouth with every bite.

Every winter, I treat myself to amazake soft candy—available for a limited time—to savor the flavor of sake lees.
Product Information

| Product Name | Romance Seika “Chitose Tsuru Amazake Soft Candy” |
|---|---|
| Name | Candy |
| Seller | Romance Confectionery Co., Ltd. |
| Ingredients | Reduced-sugar syrup, sugar, glucose syrup, whole milk powder, skim milk powder, sake lees, vegetable oil, vegetable protein (soybean-derived), gelatin (pork-derived), heavy cream, salt, trehalose, flavoring, emulsifier |
| Net weight | 104 g (including individual packaging) |
| Calories | (Per 100 g) 392 kcal |
| Nutritional Information | (Per 100 g) Protein: 6.9 g Fat: 5.6 g Carbohydrates: 78.5 g Sodium: 280 mg |
| Other | Available for a limited time (from around October to the end of March) |