On February 15th, a workshop was held in Hirosaki for children to make Tsudagaru's representative candy "Daio Kuji".

"Daio lottery" is one of the lottery cakes with lottery called "Amono". There are three types of flower-shaped white tinge colored with food colors, large, medium and small, and the size of the confectionery is determined by flipping the lottery on the mount. It is said to be famous enough that no one in the Tsugaru region knows about it.

Rikio Sato of Sato Seika, who was instructor of the workshop, said, "I think it was named Daio lottery because the illustration of Enma Daio was drawn on the mount." "Now, only Sato Seika makes Daio lottery. If you can talk about such events at least," he said.

At the workshop, the children experienced how the prepared white bean paste was packed in a wooden pattern with the palm of the hand and then extracted. When Mr. Sato showed the example, the participants cheered, "Oh!" When they saw the "Great King" coming out of the wooden pattern.

The third-grade elementary student, Ai Ouchi, was born in Hirosaki City, but his parents were from Iwate prefecture and did not know the "Daio lottery." Mother Ayumi says, "I first learned about the Daio lottery from the flyer my daughter got at school. This event was asked by my daughter." Ai-chan shyly explained why she participated, saying, "The Daio lottery I had eaten once was delicious."

After experiencing the making of the "Daio lottery," we opened a candy shop that sells "real items" such as "potato" and "itohiki" handled by Sato Seika, and experienced the shopping and selling sides of children. ..

Hiroko After School, sponsored by Hiroko Sakai, said, `` Traditional and communication is appreciated by experiencing traditional Tsugaru sweets with parents and children and experiencing traditional face-to-face sales rather than conversationless shopping. I wanted you to feel that. "