# Ganzuki ｜ Our Regional Cuisines

**Cuisine Name**: Ganzuki

**Region**: Our Regional Cuisines

## Main Lore Areas
All of Miyagi Prefecture

## Main Ingredients Used
Wheat flour, Egg, Sugar, Baking soda, Vinegar

## History, Origin, and Related Events
"Ganzuki", so named because of its resemblance to "Gan (goose in Japanese) meat", is a familiar snack for Miyagi residents. It is a simple steamed bread made with only wheat flour, baking soda, brown sugar and water. It is characterized by its fluffy yet firm texture, and is a simple local confectionery with a handmade feel. Not only as a casual everyday snack or light meal, they were also eaten to satisfy hunger between farm works. Also, It was also often eaten as a snack by children. As brown sugar is used, this brownish steamed bread is known as "Kuro-gan" (black goose). In some areas, the main ingredients are wheat flour, brown sugar, and eggs, to which baking soda and vinegar are added, and walnuts, sesame seeds, soy sauce, Miso, and other ingredients are added and steamed. In contrast to the darker, fluffy "Kuro Ganzuki/Kuro-gan", there is "Shiro Ganzuki/Shiro-gan," which is made with white sugar and additional milk and is similar to "Uiro (Sweet Rice Jelly)". It is eaten as a snack not only in Miyagi Prefecture, but also in Iwate Prefecture as well.

## Opportunities and Times of Eating Habits
It is made at home as an everyday snack. It is also often eaten as a convenient snack during farm work. It is sold wrapped in plastic wrap at local supermarkets.

## How to Eat
Dissolve brown sugar in water, add wheat flour, knead, and steam well in a steamer. Cut into bite-size pieces to eat.

## Efforts for Preservation and Succession
(Outline of the traditions, the preservation society, social media use, modern approaches at commercialization)It is a snack made at home and passed down from mother to child. JA ZEN-NOH Miyagi produces "Ganzuki" and sells it through online stores.

## Ingredients
- Wheat flour: 200g
- Baking Powder: 1 tbsp.
- Brown Sugar: 100g
- Water: 180ml
- Sesame Seeds or Walnuts: As needed

## Recipe
1. 1. Sift together the wheat flour and baking powder.Finely crush brown sugar, add water and heat to dissolve.
2. 2. Put the brown sugar liquid in a bowl and add the sifted flour and baking powder.
3. 3. Pour into pound cake molds and top with sesame seeds or walnuts as needed.
4. 4. Steam in a steamer for about 30-40 minutes. Pierce with a bamboo skewer. If nothing sticks to the skewer, it is done. it is ready to serve. When cooled, cut into bite-size pieces. If a dish towel is placed between the steamer and the lid, steam will not leak out, and the top of the Ganzuki will be fine and that is a trick to steam Ganzuki up beautifully.

## Provider Information
provider : “Gozzuou-san B, Miyagi's local handmade work to convey“ By Furusato Syoku-Dayori Miyagi Western District

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