{"product_id":"monaka-japanese-wafer-shells-rectangle","title":"Monaka Japanese Wafer Shells — Rectangle","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eMonaka is one of Japan's classic confections: a sweet filling sandwiched between two thin, crisp wafer shells. The shells themselves are the craft. They are not batter — they are mochi: pounded glutinous rice, pressed into a mold and toasted until crisp, with no sugar and no oil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThese rectangular shells come from a monaka-shell maker in Kanazawa that has worked mochi rice since 1877. Using a single contracted rice — Shin Taisho Mochi from the Hokuriku coast — the company buys the grain as brown rice, cold-stores it, then mills and grinds it fresh for each production run. It is the same rice and the same maker behind our Round and Square Monaka lines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis page collects the rectangular formats. The variants differ in size and fold; the dimensions for each are shown in the product images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAyako, Umami Curator at The House of Umami, toured the workshop and watched the shells take shape. What stayed with her was learning that the shell is built on a mochi base — rice, pounded and pressed, not poured. She also watched the company's in-house mold-makers at work, preserving a specialized craft that few producers still maintain. The speed and precision of the experienced artisans left a lasting impression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eA long rectangle plates differently than a round or a square: a generous lengthwise surface for a line of garnish, clean parallel edges, and a flat base that sits without rolling. The format suits a composed canapé, a tasting-menu bite, or a petit four. The crisp shell holds against fillings that are creamy, savory, or frozen.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The House of Umami","offers":[{"title":"Tanzaku | 900 pairs","offer_id":52597720121662,"sku":"H5KGD18A","price":645.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Long Rectangle | 950 pairs","offer_id":52597720154430,"sku":"H5KGD21A","price":658.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Financier | 810 pairs","offer_id":52597720252734,"sku":"H5KGD26A","price":637.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/3240\/2494\/files\/B01TanzakuHD_Square_Web.jpg?v=1763617237","url":"https:\/\/thehouseofumami.com\/products\/monaka-japanese-wafer-shells-rectangle","provider":"The House of Umami","version":"1.0","type":"link"}