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五家宝 (ごかぼう, Gokabou) is Gokabō — a Japanese food (snacks, sweet dishes).
What is Gokabō?
Gokabō is a confectionary that is made and sold only in Saitama Prefecture. Okoshi[?] , a sweetened puffed rice cake, is mixed with sugar and then shaped into a cylinder. It is then wrapped in a sheet made from starch syrup and soybean powder and finally coated with soybean powder. Gokabou is known as Kumagaya city souvenir sweet. The name comes fro the five grains that are a family’s treasure. It is also one of the special products of Kazo city and has been sold there for the past 150 years. The process for making the sweet entails a unique and traditional technique. It is an additive-free sweet, which is easy to digest, and attracts people as a nourishing treat.