Uguisu-mame

Green peas boiled down with sugar.  鶯豆。 It is a beautiful name: "uguisu-mame" literally means "bush warbler beans&…

Mizu-Yokan

Red-Bean Jelly . 水羊羹、みずようかん。 Sweet jelly made of ground red beans. Mizu-Yokan is a firm yet delicate confection that is usually e…

Shiruko

Sweet red-bean soup.  しるこ、汁粉。 Toasted  mochi  are served in a sweet soup of  an , made from  azuki  beans . The soup is made with…

Zenzai

Sweet red-bean soup. ぜんざい、善哉。 Toasted mochi are served in a sweet soup of an , a chunky paste made from azuki beans . In the c…

Satsuma-imo

Sweet potato. さつまいも、薩摩芋。 Ipomoea batatas . Other names are "kansho," "Kara-imo" and "Ryukyu-imo." …

Kashiwa-mochi

Kashiwa-mochi: "Oak leaf rice cake." 柏餅、かしわもち。 Round-shaped mochi filled with sweet bean paste ( an ) and wrapped in a…

Sakura-mochi

Sakura-mochi: "Cherry blossom rice cake." 桜餅. Japanese sweet ( wagashi ) based on a cherry blossom theme: the color is…

Monaka & Dorayaki

Here we introduce two traditional Japanese sweets, monaka and dorayaki . Monaka (最中). Stuffed wafer cake. A typical Japanese sw…