With its lord Harusato MATSUDAIRA (also known as Fumai MATSUDRAIRA) fostering the development of Japanese confectionery in conjunction with the tea ceremony, a type of rakugan referred to as Yamakawa (confectionery) was developed in the Matsue Domain, and is cited today in the List of the Top 3 Representative Japanese Confectioneries along with the above-mentioned Koshi no Yuki and Choseiden.
また、松江藩でも松平治郷（松平不昧）が茶道と共に和菓子を奨励したため、山川(菓子)という落雁を生み出しており、前述の越の雪・長生殿と共に日本三大一覧銘菓として挙げられている。