List of Japanese desserts and sweets

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A selection of wagashi to be served during a Japanese tea ceremony

In Japan, desserts were being made for centuries well before sugar was made widely available. Many desserts commonly available in Japan can be traced back for hundreds of years.[1] In Japanese cuisine, traditional sweets are known as wagashi, using ingredients such as red bean paste and mochi. Many modern-day sweets and desserts in Japan are also in existence.

Japanese desserts[]

Imagawayaki (gozasōrō) being prepared in a store in Sannomiya, Kobe, Japan
Coffee jelly is a popular gelatin dessert in Japan

  • Hakuto jelly is a seasonal dessert in Japanese cuisine available in the summer.

  • Mochi ice cream is a Japanese confection made from mochi (pounded sticky rice) with an ice cream filling.

  • Sata andagi are sweet, deep fried buns of dough similar to doughnuts

Wagashi[]

Peanut Amanattō. Amanattō is a traditional Japanese confectionery that is made of azuki or other beans, covered with refined sugar after simmering with sugar syrup and drying.

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.[4] Wagashi are made in a wide variety of shapes and consistencies and with diverse ingredients and preparation methods. Wagashi are popular across the country japan but are only available regionally or seasonally.[5]

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B

C

  • Chitoseame

D

  • Daifuku
  • Dango
  • Dorayaki

  • Daifuku is a glutinous rice cake stuffed with sweet filling, most commonly anko, sweetened red bean paste made from azuki beans.

  • Dango is a dumpling and sweet made from mochiko (rice flour), related to mochi. It is often served with green tea.

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H

Higashi is dry and contains very little moisture, and thus keeps relatively longer than other kinds of wagashi.

  • Arare is a type of bite-sized Japanese cracker made from glutinous rice and flavored with soy sauce. Sweet and savory varieties are prepared.

  • Hanabiramochi is a Japanese sweet usually eaten at the beginning of the year.

I

  • Imagawayaki

K

Kuzumochi are mochi cakes made of kuzuko

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  • Namagashi

  • Manjū is a popular traditional Japanese confection; most have an outside made from flour, rice powder and buckwheat and a filling of anko (red bean paste), made from boiled azuki beans and sugar.

  • Mizuame is a sweetener from Japan which is translated literally to "water candy". A clear, thick, sticky liquid, it is made by converting starch to sugars.

  • Monaka is prepared with azuki bean jam filling sandwiched between two thin crisp wafers made from mochi.

  • Namagashi are a type of wagashi, which is a general term for snacks used in the Japanese tea ceremony. Namagashi may contain fruit jellies, other gelatines such as Kanten or sweetened bean paste.

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  • Red bean paste

S

Suama (right) and orange gyūhi (left)
  • Sakuramochi
  • Senbei
  • Shiruko (red bean soup)
  • Suama

T

  • Taiyaki
  • Tokoroten

U

  • Sakuramochi consists of a sweet pink mochi (rice cake) and red bean paste, covered with a leaf of sakura (cherry blossom).

  • Taiyaki, literally "baked sea bream," is a Japanese fish-shaped cake.

  • Tokoroten is prepared with jelly extracted from seaweeds such as tengusa (Gelidiaceae) and ogonori (Gracilaria) by boiling. Pressed against a device, jelly is shaped into noodles.

  • Uirō is a traditional Japanese steamed cake made of rice flour and sugar.[6]

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Warabimochi is a jelly-like confection made from bracken starch and covered or dipped in kinako (sweet toasted soybean flour)
  • Warabimochi
  • Wasanbon

Y

  • Assorted Yatsuhashi. The flavors, from top to bottom, are tofu, cinnamon, sesame.

  • Yōkan is a thick, jellied dessert made of red bean paste, agar, and sugar. It is usually sold in a block form, and eaten in slices.

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See also[]

Japanese sweets and desserts[]

  • Japanese cuisine – Sweets
  • List of Japanese dishes – Japanese-style sweets

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References[]

  1. ^ 38 Japanese Desserts. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.japan-talk.com/jt/new/japanese-desserts
  2. ^ Watanabe, Teresa (2012-11-07). "Frances Hashimoto dies at 69; Little Tokyo leader, mochi ice cream creator". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  3. ^ Japanese inn & travel: illustrated. Eibun Nihon etoki jiten. Japan Travel Bureau. 1990. p. 137. Retrieved August 19, 2017.
  4. ^ Gordenker, Alice, "So What the Heck is That?: Wagashi", Japan Times, 20 January 2011, p. 11.
  5. ^ (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2312.html
  6. ^ "ういろう" [Uirō]. Dijitaru daijisen (in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. OCLC 56431036. Archived from the original on 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2012-06-24.

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