Grand opening of potato sweets specialty store “Kadokoro Imo Izumo”

2021.09.19

“Imo Izumo” is a sweets specialty store that “delivers smiles and health”. With the concept of “always” potatoes in your life, we have a concept of delivering healthier sweets, not just delicious ones.

All handmade at the in-store workshop! A unique manufacturing method that brings out the original umami of sweet potatoes

Roasted sweet potatoes are a “double-baked method, in which the sweet potatoes are baked slowly for a long time” in order to bring out the sweetness of the sweet potatoes. The sweet potato “always” pudding uses “Ishiyakiimo’s special roasted sweet potato paste,” which is carefully strained one by one from the baked sweet potatoes manufactured at the in-store workshop. In addition, we also use fresh “Haruna milk” from Gunma prefecture.

Our craftsmen carefully select and use safe and secure ingredients that go well with sweet potatoes in order to make products that are kind to the body and make you want to eat “always”. Therefore, even small children can enjoy it with confidence.

Use potatoes for all products! Delicious and healthy product lineup

〇 1 roasted sweet potato (various) 350 yen (tax included)
Mature and delicious sweet potatoes purchased directly from farmers. From there, the sweet potatoes are aged at a lower temperature and baked twice using a unique manufacturing method to bring out the original sweetness of the sweet potatoes. Please enjoy the thick texture that overflows with honey when you put it in your mouth.

You can enjoy it not only as a souvenir but also as a daily snack. Please enjoy the delicious and healthy roasted sweet potatoes that are freshly made.

Roasted sweet potato

〇Imo “always” sweet potato 270 yen (tax included)
The first bite is the satisfaction of feeling the condensed taste of sweet potatoes. In the second mouth, the secret custard enhances the taste of sweet potatoes. It is a sweet that is kind to the body and is full of natural taste.

Imo Izumo sweet potato

〇Kenpi (small) 340 yen (tax included) Kenpi (large) 520 yen (tax included)
Needless to say, the popular product Imokenpi. The potatoes are carefully cut one by one and fried crispy in the fryer inside the store. The sweet and sour honey entwined with the potato pie uses local Gunma soy sauce as a secret ingredient. The finished potato kenpi is a habit that won’t stop once you start eating. We have various sizes available, so please purchase according to your needs.

Imo Kenpi

〇Imo Chips Plain / Black Pepper 410 yen each (tax included)
Potato chips made from sweet potatoes, a staple of sweets. Thinly sliced potatoes are fried crisply in the fryer inside the store and seasoned deliciously. We offer two types, the classic delicious “salt” and the irresistible “black pepper” with a spicy accent. You can enjoy it as a snack or snack.

Potato Chips Plain / Black Pepper

〇 Kogane Mitsu Daigakuimo (Small) 270 yen (Large) 540 yen (tax included)
Daigaku-imo is a Daigakuimo potato with a fluffy inside and crisp honey shining in a “golden color” on the outside. The honey used is always original, not too sweet, and goes great with sweet potatoes. The mellow “chasing honey” makes it even more delicious. If you eat it early, you can enjoy the freshly fried texture. Accented with soy sauce from Gunma prefecture, which is used as a secret ingredient.

Kogane Mitsu Daigakuimo

〇Imo pudding 380 yen (tax included)
A potato pudding made from sweet potatoes that is unique to a potato sweets specialty store. Although it is a pudding, it has a rich taste that makes you feel as if you are eating potatoes. In the pudding, we use a roasted sweet potato paste that has been carefully strained from the roasted sweet potato produced in the in-store workshop. Using fresh Haruna milk from Gunma prefecture, this product is perfect for today’s reward snacks.

Imo pudding

〇Luxury Oimon Blanc 720 yen (tax included)
A luxurious potato Mont Blanc that you can finish right in front of you. A dish that goes well with the gelato inside and the potato paste. You can enjoy the deliciousness of freshly made food on the spot.

Luxury Oimon Blanc

〇 Whole potato ice cream
Sweet potato ice cream using a whole roasted sweet potato. The original sweetness of roasted sweet potatoes and the creamy sweetness of ice cream are intertwined, making it a gem that you will want to eat as a snack. You can enjoy two temperature zones with the warmth of roasted sweet potatoes and the coldness of ice cream.

Whole potato ice cream

〇 potato ice-cream
A rich soft serve ice cream made from carefully selected Hokkaido milk. Furthermore, we are topping with potatoes.

potato ice-cream

Confectionery “Imo Izumo”

Location: 54-1 Akatsuchi-cho, Tatebayashi-shi, Gunma 374-0053
Phone number: 0276-55-3260
Access: 5 minutes drive southwest of Tatebayashi Station (along Route 122)

>Kadokoro Imo Izumo Official Website

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