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Showing posts with label azuki. Show all posts
Showing posts with label azuki. Show all posts
2019-01-14

Kurumi daifuku / soft rice cake with sweetened azuki bean paste and walnuts

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Toasted walnuts add a rich taste and crunch to a standard everyday daifuku rice cake. Turbinado in soft gyuhi mochi goes really well...
2017-08-18

Chabukusa, matcha-aji / crepe wrapper cake, matcha flavor

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Also called tsuyabukusa or fukusa , this little cake tastes similar to everyday dorayaki or taiyaki . The sea sponge look is not just unique...
5 comments:
2016-03-02

Uguisumochi / warbler cake with sweet azuki paste

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As plum blossom season approaches, this chubby oblong cake coated with green soybean flour starts to appear at sweets shops. The cake form ...
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2016-02-29

Koshian / silky azuki bean paste

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An or anko sweetened azuki bean paste comes either as tsubuan with visible beans, or this silky version called koshian . Koshian highlights ...
2015-03-07

Itokoni / root vegetables and azuki beans simmered in broth

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While itokoni is not very different from my usual root vegetables miso soup, it does offer something new -- azuki beans. Itokoni made with ...
2013-11-18

Nama yatsuhashi / cinnamon-flavored steamed rice cakes with sweet azuki beans

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I first encountered nama yatsuhashi during a school trip to Kyoto, where this special treat was waiting for us at every ryokan inn and souv...
2013-09-29

Taiyaki / fish-shaped cakes with sweet azuki bean paste

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One of my favorite Japanese sweets. There are many specialized taiyaki shops all over Japan, and their fish often have a different look. Swe...
2013-03-09

Sakuramochi (Chomeiji) / sweet azuki paste cake in cherry leaves (Tokyo style)

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Wrapped in aromatic cherry leaves, this is a salty-sweet and tasty confectionery. The crepes made of flour and sweet rice powder are normall...
2013-03-08

Tsubuan / sweetened crumbly azuki bean paste

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A typical sweetened azuki bean paste for a number of Japanese sweets.  Pre-made bean paste from store shelves is handy but has a clear sugar...
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2013-01-28

Azukigayu / rice porridge with azuki beans

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Slightly salty porridge with the soft sweetness of azuki .
2012-12-31

Sekihan / steamed sweet rice with azuki beans (microwave version)

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No steamer or rice cooker? No problem. Here is sekihan in the microwave.
2012-01-19

Zenzai / sweet azuki soup with rice cakes

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A simple, soupy sweet snack with rice cakes.