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Montedor sells banana cakes on Miyakojima The grand opening of the main store on August 7, “Banana Day”!

2020.08.16

The “Banana Cake Montedor”, which has a history of more than 40 years in Miyakojima City, Okinawa Prefecture, has opened on Friday, August 7, 2020.
It’s this kind of time in Corona, so I want you to have fun at home! I want to deliver the brightest news! With that in mind, we also hold a special bargain sale once a year on “Banana Day”.

Dragon Food Co., Ltd. seeks to be more satisfied with the current situation and to be more delicious and happy in order to protect the goodwill of “Banana Cake Montedor” and to continue to enjoy the Miyakojima specialty banana cake. Will continue to improve.

When we return to Japan or when we come to Japan, we will continue to strive to make it a new symbol that will make you remember the Montedor that has been there for a long time, and enjoy safe and delicious sweets.

More than 40 years of banana cake history

Around 1960-70, Miyakojima at that time did not have the same distribution as it does now, and it did not have TV broadcasting, so it lived by enduring the peaceful everyday life and the occasional typhoon, while carefully cooperating with the islanders and working together. It was Around that time, some confectioners go to the main island of Okinawa to learn about the sweets that the confectioners celebrate on the island.
The era was right under the rule of the United States, partly due to its influence, the “banana pound cake” learned by confectioners became popular and became popular as a cake for celebrations and gifts.

The “Monte d’Or banana cake” has a moist and non-greasy texture by using no butter and shortening, but using butter and organic oil that has been organically processed by pressing, which is a traditional method. In order to enjoy the original fragrance of fully-ripened bananas, no sweeteners are used, and beet sugar, which has a gentle sweetness, is used. In addition, since it uses aluminum-free baking powder, children can enjoy it with confidence.

No sugar! The most delicious ripe banana juice! Banana juice with a 15-minute expiration date is now available!

Banana juice with a shelf life of 15 minutes

For the past 40 years, we have made the juice with the “most delicious ripeness” that can be understood because it is Montedor, which has been facing the maturity of bananas.
We don’t use sugar to fully enjoy the delicious taste of bananas. The expiration date is set to 15 minutes so that you can drink it at a delicious timing.

For the toppings, we recommend chopping chocolate into small pieces, the name of which is “Chocolate Shirishiri”!
In the Okinawan dialect, making things fine is called “shirishiri”. Everyone’s familiar carrot sashimi, we “sushi” chocolate in Montedor! Please enjoy a combination of banana juice and “Chocolate Shirishiri” that is a perfect match.

To prevent the spread of new coronavirus infection

・Restriction on the number of people entering the store to maintain a social distance
・Information on wearing a mask
・Information for hand disinfection
・Regular ventilation and alcohol disinfection

*Although the above measures have been thoroughly implemented, entry may be restricted if the number of temporary visitors increases. Please note.
We would appreciate your cooperation if you visit us.

Montador head office

Address: 2, 7 Nishiri, Hirara, Miyakojima-shi, Okinawa 906-0012
Phone: 0980-72-3765
Business hours: AM 10:00~PM 8:30 [Open all year round]

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