Japan History and Culture

The Shiroi Koibito Chocolates cookies or White Lover (白い恋人)

“Shiroi” (白い) means “white”, “koibito” (恋人) means “lover”. White Lover (“Shiroi Koibito” in Japanese) refers to the white chocolate cookies, white chocolate sandwiched between two thin cookies. This is well known in Japan as a souvenir from the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, born from Ishiya Seika’s excellent techniques and passion for confectionary.

The Shiroi Koibito ranges of chocolate cookies are to-die-for! Two pieces of cookies with a slice of chocolate (milk or white) in the middle, individually wrapped. The ones with white chocolate are in the dark green wrapping, while those with the milk chocolate are in the white wrapping. Available in boxes of 12, 18, 24, 28, 36 (mixed) and 54 (mixed).

A box of 12 chocolate cookies go for 630 yen, while a mixed box of 54 costs 3150 yen.

A 55g slab of chocolate (5 different varieties to choose from) costs 158 yen.