Here we review the Beni-imo Milk Bun.
Beni-imo Milk Bun is made and sold by Okashigoten.
It was chosen as a top Excellent Okinawa Product in 2017, and it is a popular sweet.
It is known for the rich beni-imo aroma that fills your mouth as you bite in, and it is sold at Naha Airport and at souvenir shops.
Beni-imo Milk Bun
The Beni-imo Milk Bun comes in several pack sizes.
- 5 pieces
- 10 pieces
are the sizes available. The pack sizes are finely divided, which makes it easy to pick the one you want.
Beni-imo Milk Bun: our impressions
Beni-imo Milk Bun is known for its moist texture and rich beni-imo.
The rich aroma of beni-imo fills your mouth from the first bite, and it is satisfyingly substantial.
Cut the Beni-imo Milk Bun open and it looks like the image above.
Even in the photo you can see how rich the beni-imo is.
Beni-imo Milk Bun: details
| Product type | Baked confectionery |
| Distributor | Okashigoten Co., Ltd. 657-1 Uza, Yomitan Village, Okinawa Prefecture |
| Manufacturer | Okashigoten Creation Co., Ltd. 100 Seragaki, Onna Village, Okinawa Prefecture |
| Beni-imo Milk Bun | Purple sweet potato (from Okinawa Prefecture), sugar, wheat flour, sweet potato paste, food product mainly composed of dairy ingredients, egg, margarine, honey, salt / trehalose, raising agent, pH adjuster, emulsifier, stabilizer (CMC, sodium alginate), flavoring, antioxidant (vitamin E), coloring (carotene, vitamin B2). Contains wheat, egg, milk and soy. |
| Contents | ・5 pieces ・10 pieces |
| Best before | 60 days |
| Storage | Store away from direct sunlight, heat and humidity |
| Price range | Per box: 810 yen〜1,512 (incl. tax) |
About the nutrition facts
| Energy | 103kcal |
| Protein | 1.3g |
| Fat | 1.3g |
| Carbohydrate | 21.3g |
| Salt equivalent | 0.1g |
Here are the nutrition facts per piece (36g) for the Beni-imo Milk Bun.
It is a sweet treat overall, so if you are watching your calories, take a look before you eat.
Summary
Here we reviewed the Beni-imo Milk Bun.
This sweet has also been named a top Excellent Okinawa Product in 2017, and it is a popular souvenir.
If you have not tried the Beni-imo Milk Bun yet, why not give it a go?
It is a popular souvenir, so it is well worth trying at least once.
Thank you for reading to the end.
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