Kracie Gumi Tsureta: English Instructions, Step by Step
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Gumi Tsureta — グミつれた, roughly “I caught a gummy!” — is the Kracie kit where you do not shape anything. You mix two liquids, dip a stick in, and pull out a single long stretchy gummy, the way you would lift something out of water on a line. The name is the instruction.
What You're Making
The gummy base (soda)
A sachet marked グミのもと ソーダ — “gummy base, soda flavour”. Mixed with water in the round well, it goes pale and foamy.
The juice base
A second sachet marked ジュースのもと — “juice base”. This is the liquid the gummy forms in.
The catch
Dip the stick and draw it up slowly. A long, brightly coloured gummy comes with it — that is the whole point of the kit.
One or two goes
The sachet is printed 「1～2回分入っています」 — there is enough for one or two attempts, so the first one does not have to be perfect.
There is no heat step and no oven. Cold tap water is the only thing you add, which puts this in the same group as every other kit that needs no microwave.
Why It Is Called “Tsureta”
Most kits in this range ask you to build something — shape a nigiri, pipe a cream, press a mould. This one does not. The gummy assembles itself around whatever you dip in, and your only job is the lift.
That makes it unusually forgiving for small children, and unusually easy to rush. The failure is almost never the mixing. It is pulling the stick up too quickly, so the gummy tears instead of stretching.
How to Make It
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Punch out the tray and identify the two sachets
One is the gummy base, one is the juice base. They are not interchangeable, and putting the wrong powder in the wrong well is the one mistake you cannot undo.
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Make the gummy base first
Water into the round well, powder in, and stir. It will foam and turn pale — that is correct. Keep going until there are no dry lumps left; undissolved powder is what makes the gummy tear later.
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Make the juice base in the second well
Same idea, separate well, water as printed on your box. This is the liquid the gummy will form in, so it wants to be evenly mixed too.
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Let it settle for a moment
A few seconds of stillness makes the lift cleaner. If you dip while the surface is still churning you get fragments instead of one long piece.
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Dip the stick and draw it up slowly
Slowly is the whole technique. The gummy stretches as it comes, and the further you lift the longer it gets. Rushing snaps it.
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Eat it straight away
It is at its best in the first minute or two. It will slacken as it sits, so this is not one to make ahead.
If Nothing Caught on the Stick
Three causes, in the order they actually happen:
What to check
- You lifted too fast. This is the most common one by a distance. Draw the stick up as slowly as you can bear.
- The powder was not fully dissolved. Lumps stop the gummy holding together. Stir until the liquid is even before you dip.
- Too much water. A thin base cannot support its own weight on the way up. You cannot take water back out, but the second go in the pack gives you another chance.
Water is behind more failures across this whole range than anything else — we wrote up why the water is almost always the problem and what to pour if your tap water is hard.
What the Japanese on the Pack Says
The box and the sachets are entirely in Japanese, and four words do most of the work.
The words worth recognising
- グミつれた (gumi tsureta) — “caught a gummy”. The product name, and a description of the last step.
- グミのもと (gumi no moto) — gummy base. The powder that becomes the gummy itself.
- ジュースのもと (juice no moto) — juice base. The other powder. Not a flavouring to add at the end.
- のばーる (nobaaru) — to stretch. It appears on the front of the pack. It is telling you the result, not the method.
Common Questions
Does it need a microwave?
No. Cold water only. It is one of the kits you can make in a dorm room or a classroom — here is the full list of those.
Is it actually edible?
Yes. It is confectionery made by Kracie and sold as food. Ingredients and allergens across the range are covered in our parents’ guide.
How is it different from the other gummy kits?
The other gummy kits ask you to shape or press something. Hade Gumi assembles itself when you shake the cup, Long Rainbow String Gummy is pressed out through a mould, and Oekaki Gummy Land has you draw with edible ink. Gumi Tsureta is the only one where the result depends on how you lift.
How long does the pack keep?
It is a dry powder with a long but not unlimited life. We wrote up shelf life and storage.