SHUKA
Amanatto - Candied Legumes
Amanatto - Candied Legumes
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SHUKA utilises an ancient food preservation technique known as “sugar curing”. In addition to beans that are deeply familiar to Japanese culture, incorporating ingredients enjoyed worldwide, such as cacao and pistachios.
CANDIED CACAO
A signature confection of SHUKA.
Sugar-coated cacao beans that redefine the common idea that “cacao beans = chocolate.” Combining Indonesian cacao beans from Kyoto craft chocolate maker「Dari K」with organic coconut sugar.
A new sensory experience that retains notes reminiscent of fermented miso and the fruitiness of dried fruit. Also enjoyable when paired with alcoholic beverages.
Recommended pairings:
Coffee, red wine, whisky
Ingredients: cacao beans (Indonesia), organic coconut sugar (produced in the Philippines), wasanbon sugar
Size: 20 × 12 × 2 cm
Net weight: 80 g
Nutrition (per serving):
Energy: 300 kcal / Protein: 2.5 g / Fat: 8.6 g / Carbohydrates: 55.8 g / Salt equivalent: 0.2 g
Note: Contains whole beans for texture, so it has a crunchy bite.
White coating on the surface is crystallized sugar and does not indicate a quality issue.
OKONOMI MIX
A mix of SHUKA’s three classic varieties (Mizuho Dainagon azuki beans, pistachios, and cashew nuts). You can enjoy the distinct character of each bean and nut. Finished with rich wasanbon sugar for enhanced flavor.
Recommended for first-time customers.
Contains no cacao.
Ingredients: Mizuho Dainagon azuki beans (Kyoto, Japan), pistachios (Iran), cashew nuts (Indonesia), raw sugar (sugarcane from Tanegashima, Japan), sugar (sugar beet from Hokkaido, Japan), wasanbon sugar (töshto sugar cane “Chikuto” from Tokushima, Japan) (contains cashew nuts and pistachios)
Size: 20 × 12 × 2 cm
Net weight: 80 g
Nutrition (per serving):
Energy: 383 kcal / Protein: 11 g / Fat: 21 g / Carbohydrates: 37.4 g / Salt equivalent: 0 g
Note: Contains whole beans and nuts, so it has a crunchy texture.
White coating on the surface is crystallized sugar and does not indicate a quality issue.
***This workshop also handles products containing soybeans and cashew nuts.
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ABOUT THE MAKER
Shuka | 種菓 | Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
SHUKA is led by Takeshi Kondo, the fourth-generation successor to a Kyoto confectionery family established in 1926. Originally founded as a maker of amanatto (sugar-preserved beans), the business remained largely wholesale for decades - quiet, consistent, and rooted in tradition.
Kondo did not initially plan to inherit the craft. After gaining experience outside the family business, he returned with a different lens - approaching confectionery not just as tradition, but as a form of research. Drawing from a background in science and study, he began translating inherited techniques into something measurable, refining variables like sugar, moisture, and temperature with precision.
What emerged is not a break from lineage, but a continuation through reinterpretation. Under his direction, the family’s century-old practice evolves into SHUKA, seed-based confections that honour both Japanese beans and global ingredients, expanding what the craft can be while staying anchored in its origin.
At its core, SHUKA reflects a generational dialogue: knowledge passed down, questioned, and quietly reshaped—so the family craft can continue forward, rather than simply remain.