{"product_id":"monaka-japanese-wafer-shells-seasonal-motifs","title":"Monaka Japanese Wafer Shells — Seasonal Motifs","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eMonaka is one of Japan’s classic confections: a 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 motif 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 seasonal and figurative formats — clam, scallop, chestnut, sakura, and more. Each motif comes from its own carved mold, so the shape reads on the plate. 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=\"p2\"\u003eA motif shell does a second job on the plate: the shape itself signals the dish — sakura in spring, chestnut in autumn, Tai (sea bream) for celebration. The crisp shell holds against fillings that are creamy, savory, or frozen.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The House of Umami","offers":[{"title":"Bite-size Clam | 1720 pairs","offer_id":52597721465150,"sku":"H5KGD28A","price":967.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Small Clam | 860 pairs","offer_id":52597721497918,"sku":"H5KGD29A","price":651.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hotate | 860 pairs","offer_id":52597721530686,"sku":"H5KGD02A","price":678.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Sazae | 600 pairs","offer_id":52597721563454,"sku":"H5KGD30A","price":572.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Chestnut | 770 pairs","offer_id":52597721628990,"sku":"H5KGD31A","price":621.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Matsu Seed | 900 pairs","offer_id":52597721661758,"sku":"H5KGD32A","price":666.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Tai | 490 pairs","offer_id":52597721694526,"sku":"H5KGD07A","price":674.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Momi Tree | 720 pairs","offer_id":52597721727294,"sku":"H5KGD33A","price":607.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Clover | 540 pairs","offer_id":52597721760062,"sku":"H5KGD34A","price":547.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Pumpkin | 570 pairs","offer_id":52597721792830,"sku":"H5KGD08A","price":563.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Heart | 630 pairs","offer_id":52597721825598,"sku":"H5KGD35A","price":577.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Sleeping Cat | 770 pairs","offer_id":52597732507966,"sku":"H5KGD39A","price":631.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Sakura Flower | 590 pairs","offer_id":52597732573502,"sku":"H5KGD41A","price":562.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Owl | 770 pairs","offer_id":52597732606270,"sku":"H5KGD42A","price":612.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/3240\/2494\/files\/C22HitokuchiHamaguriHD_Square_Web.jpg?v=1763617506","url":"https:\/\/thehouseofumami.com\/products\/monaka-japanese-wafer-shells-seasonal-motifs","provider":"The House of Umami","version":"1.0","type":"link"}