Japanese Sweet - Hiroshima Hassaku Orange Jello 因島のはっさくゼリー

Japanese follows English.　英語の後に日本語が続きます。

As I have lived in too many places in Japan, I can't say which part of Japan I'm from, but my parents are definitely from the Hiroshima prefecture where this jello is made.

 Innoshima Island no Hassaku Orange jello

I bought this Innoshima Island no Hassaku Orange jello (Hassaku orange jello of Innoshima Island) at a nearby supermarket. Innoshima Island is a small island in the Seto Inland Sea, once known as one of the bases of the Murakami clan pirates and now as one of the beautiful tourist sites along the Shimanami Kaido, a 60km cycling route connecting the mainland Japan and the Shikoku Island.

As almost a half of this jello consists of fresh hassaku orange, it's so amazingly orange!! You can buy this jello at some supermarkets and Hiroshima Brand Shop in Ginza. It's 172 yen including Japanese VAT.

By the way, at Hiroshima Brand Shop in Ginza, you can try other Hiroshima stuff, like saki and okonomi yaki. Hiroshima okonomi yaki is different from Osaka one and they have been fiercely fighting, claiming to be the best okonomi yaki in Japan! Okonomi yaki is a popular pan-fried dish that consists of batter, cabbage and selected toppings and ingredients ranging from meat and seafood to wasabi and cheese, but Hiroshima one contains more vegetables than Osaka one. As a Japanese national who’d lived in more than a dozen places from north to south Japan until the age of 15 and so is unbiased to any particular prefecture, I recommend Hiroshima okonomi yaki for someone conscious of diet while Osaka one for pizza or pancake lovers. I like them both!! 

因島のはっさくゼリー。近所のスーパーで買いました。パッケージのゆるさとは逆に中身は直球。はっさくがほぼ半分を占める贅沢なゼリーです。私自身は引っ越しばかりで「日本出身」としか言えないのですが、両親はゼリーと同郷の広島出身。因島は今やしまなみ海道で有名になった広島県尾道市の島です。

お値段税込み172円。安くはありませんがデパ地下よりいい（高くてたまにしか買えない｡｡｡）！そして何より「ものすごくはっさく」です。是非一度お試しあれ！通販でも買えます。