{"product_id":"monaka-japanese-wafer-shells-square","title":"Monaka Japanese Wafer Shells — Square","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 square 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 Monaka line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThis page collects the square formats. The variants differ in size and fold; dimensions 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 square shell plates differently than a round one, with clean right angles, a flat base that stays put, and a bite-sized scale perfect for amuse-bouches and petits fours. The crisp shell holds its shape with creamy, savory, or frozen fillings.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The House of Umami","offers":[{"title":"Two Masu | 630 pairs","offer_id":52597718712638,"sku":"H5KGD19A","price":570.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Four Folded | 450 pairs","offer_id":52597718745406,"sku":"H5KGD20A","price":519.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kakumasu | 990 pairs","offer_id":52597718778174,"sku":"H5KGD01A","price":665.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Square | 720 pairs","offer_id":52597718810942,"sku":"H5KGD23A","price":625.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Round Corner | 630 pairs","offer_id":52597720056126,"sku":"H5KGD24A","price":593.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0821\/3240\/2494\/files\/B03FutamasuHD_Square_Web.jpg?v=1763616867","url":"https:\/\/thehouseofumami.com\/products\/monaka-japanese-wafer-shells-square","provider":"The House of Umami","version":"1.0","type":"link"}