Product Summary (Registration No.155)

Registration No.155 ちんすこう

Registered name (Transcription) : ちんすこう（Chinsukou）
Reference information : Chinsukou（Baked sweets）

Category of product

Class 10 : Bread and Confectionery（Baked sweets)

Production Area

Okinawa Prefecture

Registered Group

Okinawa-ken Kanko Omiyagehin Kousei Torihiki Kyougikai (Okinawa Prefectural Travel Souvenir Fair Trade Association)

Characteristics

"Chinsukou" is a traditional baked sweet of Okinawa. It is crunchy but melts in the mouth and has a rich and distinctive flavor. Its origins date back to the period of the Ryukyu Kingdom. Today, the sweet is highly popular as a souvenir typical of Okinawa and is recognized nationwide in Japan.

Link with the Production Area

Chinsukou is a baked sweet and was developed based on a traditional and original sweet of Okinawa, which was prepared the last court chef of Ryukyu Kingdom, in Shuri-jo Castle. Pig farming has been active since early times and the food culture that consumes all parts of the pig has become rooted. As a result, lard, which contains much oleic acid and is not easily oxidized, has been used as the main ingredient. The use of lard gives body and depth to the taste of "Chinsukou".