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  2. Wagashi - Wikipedia

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    The word Wa means "Japanese", and kashi becomes gashi in compound words, wagashi therefore means "Japanese confectionery". [6] [7] In 1603, the first year of the Edo period (1603–1868), the term kashi (菓子) meant both confectionery and fruit, and was more commonly used to refer to fruit. For example, the Japanese-Portuguese dictionary of ...

  3. List of Japanese desserts and sweets - Wikipedia

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    Wagashi (和菓子) is a traditional Japanese confectionery which is often served with tea, especially the types made of mochi, anko (azuki bean paste), and fruits. Wagashi is typically made from plant ingredients. [9] Wagashi are made in a wide variety of shapes and consistencies and with diverse ingredients and preparation methods.

  4. Category:Wagashi - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Japanese desserts and sweets for non-wagashi Japanese sweets and desserts. ... Pages in category "Wagashi"

  5. Yatsuhashi - Wikipedia

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    Yatsuhashi (八ツ橋 or 八橋) is a wagashi (Japanese confection) sold mainly as a miyagegashi (souvenir snack). It is one of the best known meibutsu (famous regional products) of Kyoto. It is made from glutinous rice flour (上新粉, jōshinko), sugar, and cinnamon. Baked, it is similar to senbei.

  6. Yōkan - Wikipedia

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    Yōkan comes from the Chinese word yang geng (羊羹 "sheep geng"), which is a type of mutton soup. But since there was no custom of eating animal meat in Japan, the Japanese replaced the meat with a paste made of kneaded barley or azuki bean flour. Later, the soup was removed and replaced with a pasty confection made of barley or azuki bean flour.

  7. Kashiwa mochi - Wikipedia

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    Kashiwa mochi (Japanese: かしわ餅, 柏餅) is a wagashi (Japanese confection) of white mochi surrounding a sweet anko (red bean paste) filling with a kashiwa leaf wrapped around it. [1] Unlike the cherry blossom leaf used in sakura mochi , the oak ( kashiwa ) leaf used in kashiwa mochi is not eaten and used only to symbolize the prosperity ...

  8. Imagawayaki - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  9. Daifuku - Wikipedia

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    Daifukumochi (大福餅), or daifuku (大福) (literally "great luck"), is a wagashi, a type of Japanese confection, consisting of a small round mochi stuffed with a sweet filling, most commonly anko, a sweetened red bean paste made from azuki beans. Daifuku is often served with green tea. Daifuku (plain type) Daifuku comes in many varieties.