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In Japanese cuisine, traditional sweets are known as wagashi, and are made using ingredients such as red bean paste and mochi. Though many desserts and sweets date back to the Edo period (1603–1867) and Meiji period (1868–1911), many modern-day sweets and desserts originating from Japan also exist.
The confection is a buckwheat and rice cake shaped like a Japanese maple leaf, and is a local specialty on the island of Itsukushima (Miyajima) in Hiroshima. [2] It is typically filled with red bean paste. [2] [3]
Usukawa manjū (薄皮饅頭) Momiji manjū with different fillings. Of the myriad varieties of manjū, some more common than others.In Hawaii, one can find Okinawan manjū that are made with a filling of purple sweet potato, butter, milk, sugar, and salt, but the most common filling is bean paste, of which the several varieties include koshian, tsubuan, and tsubushian.
Tofu, also called bean curd, is a food made by coagulating soy milk and then pressing the resulting curds into soft white blocks. It is a component in many East Asian and Southeast Asian cuisines . [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
The name jinenjo refers to roots dug from the wild. Nagaimo [ ja ] ( D. opposita ) – In a strict sense, refers to the long truncheon-like form. Yamatoimo [ ja ] ( D. opposita ) – A fan-shaped (ginkgo leaf shaped) variety, more viscous than the long form.
Egg tofu (Japanese: 玉子豆腐, 卵豆腐, tamagodōfu) (Chinese: 蛋豆腐, dàndòufu; often called 日本豆腐, Rìbĕn dòufu, lit. "Japan bean curd") is the main type of savory flavored tofu. Whole beaten eggs are combined with dashi, poured into molds, and cooked in a steamer (cf. chawanmushi). This tofu has a pale golden color that ...
Name Picture Origin Distinctive ingredients and description Amandine: Romania: A chocolate layered cake filled with chocolate, caramel and fondant cream. Amygdalopita: Greece: An almond cake made with ground almonds, flour, butter, egg and pastry cream. Angel cake: United Kingdom [1] A type of layered sponge cake, often garnished with cream and ...
Imagawayaki (今川焼き) is a wagashi [1] [2] (Japanese dessert) often found at Japanese festivals as well as outside Japan, in countries such as Taiwan and South Korea.It is made of batter in a special pan (similar to a waffle iron but without the honeycomb pattern and instead resembles an "oban" which was the old Japanese coin used during the second half of the 16th century until the 19th ...