Marui Vegan
The product “Marui Vegan“ is characterized by it s light texture that gently crumbles. It is a baked. Confectionary made using spices and teas which are unique to and have been cherished for generations in Okinawa, allowing you to enjoy their aroma. As the name suggests, it is made solely from plant-based ingredients, offering a sweet treat that reflects compassion for animals. Please enjoy it with a refreshing feeling, while thinking of the rich nature of Okinawa.
A portion of the proceeds from “Marui Vegan“ will be donated to animalprotection activities.
Kitten being adopted, 2024
Karaki, piperch, Okinawan black sugar
“Karaki” is a species of cinnamon that is native to the northern region of the Okinawa Prefecture and is also known as “Okinawa Nikkei“. Karaki plants are now rare, and its powdered leaves are blended with piperch, the fruit of a vine in the pepper family that is commonly eaten in the Yaeyama Islands of Okinawa, and Okinawan black sugar. The result is a refreshingly sweet aftertaste with a slight spicy kick.
Sanpin tea, peanuts, snow salt
"Sanpincha" is a jasmine-scented tea that isusually drunk in Okinawa. By combining the richness of peanuts with this tea with a refreshing flavor, and adding "snow salt" from Miyako Island, which contains plenty of Ryukyu limestone minerals, it has a rounded and soft taste.
Maria Farrar,
The black cat on the “Marui Vegan” packaging is by Maria Farrar, an artist based in London. Farrar was born in the Philippines in 1988, raised in Shimonoseki, Japan, and completed her at the Slade School of Fine Art, University College London. Farrar’s works are characterized by her unique expression, which oscillates between abstraction and figuration. She explores themes such as memories, animals, food and desire, as well as the presentation, behavior and labor of women from various areas of society today.