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Last year’s popular “Chourakukan Butter Sandwich” was upgraded

2021.09.16

We have upgraded the Chourakukan original butter sand, which was popular last year, this year as well. The pastry chef and sommelier repeated trial and error to use “Madeira wine” selected according to the taste of butter sand. Butter sand with Western liquor creates an adult’s home time during the long autumn nights.

Chourakukan Butter Sand

A set of 6 flavors, “plain x raisin” and “cocoa x white fig”. “Plain x raisins” is a plain sable with butter cream and sultana raisins, and “Cocoa x white chijiku” is a cocoa sable with butter cream and white chijiku.

As the cream and fruit become familiar with each day, you can enjoy the changing taste slowly.

Balance of 3 kinds of cream, sable and fruit

・Rich but light cream with vanilla and fertilized eggs
・Thick sable that crumbles and spreads the taste of butter and almonds in your mouth
・Two types of dried fruits, sultana raisins and white figs, which have been carefully soaked in Madeira wine with rich sweetness and mellow fragrance for over a week.

Discerning butter cream
Sultana raisins soaked in Madeira wine
Fruits soaked in Madeira wine

Chourakukan’s butter sand is particular about the balance of the three flavors of cream, sable, and fruit. Thick sable and rich butter cream with a satisfying taste are finished with a refreshing aftertaste of fruit with Madeira wine.
If you eat it cold, it will have a refreshing taste, and if you eat it after returning it to room temperature, you will feel the rich taste of butter and the aroma of fruits.

Uses Portuguese fortified wine "Madeira Wine"

Madeira in Portugal, along with Port in Portugal and Sherry in Spain, is one of the three fortified wines in the world. Madeira wine is fortified with alcohol and then heated to create a unique fragrant flavor and an old vintage that can be preserved for over 100 years.

This time, considering the balance with butter cream and sable, we are using Vinhos Barbato “Madeira Veramar Reserva 5 Years”.

Overview of “Chourakukan Butter Sandwich”

Store: Chourakukan BOUTIQUE
Business hours: 11:00-18:30
Price: 1 box (2 types x 3 pieces) ¥3,024
Contents: Plain x 3 raisin sandwiches, cocoa x 3 white fig sandwiches
Expiration date: Approximately 5 days (refrigerate required)

>You can also purchase at the Chourakukan online store.

* Prices include tax.
*The photograph is an image.
* Depending on the availability of ingredients, the delivery time may change without notice.
* Since it is a sweet made with Western liquor, please refrain from children and those who are sensitive to alcohol.
* Business hours are subject to change depending on the situation. Please check the website for the latest business hours and holidays.

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