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Amairo Karamel Japanese Milk Caramel Meiji
Milk caramel (ミルクキャラメル) occupies a distinct and beloved position in Japanese confectionery history —…
Japan (Morinaga Taichiro
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Anko Red Bean Paste Two Types Tsubu Koshi
Anko (餡子, sweet red bean paste) is the foundational filling and coating material of Japanese wagashi…
Japan (ancient use of adz
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Dorayaki Pancake Red Bean Sandwich
Dorayaki (どら焼き) are two fluffy honey-sweetened pancakes sandwiching a generous layer of tsubuan (chu…
Japan (Edo period origins
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Kakigori Shaved Ice Japanese Summer Dessert
Kakigori (かき氷, 'shaved ice') is Japan's quintessential summer dessert — ice shaved to a feather-ligh…
Japan (ancient ice-shavin
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Kuzu Mochi Arrowroot Starch Dessert
Kuzu mochi (くず餅) — not to be confused with Tokyo's kuzumochi (which is a completely different fermen…
Japan (Yoshino Nara as ho
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Mitarashi Dango Soy Glaze Skewer
Mitarashi dango (みたらし団子) are rice cake dumplings threaded on skewers — typically three to five balls…
Japan (Kyoto Shimogamo Sh
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Mochi Daifuku Filled Rice Cake
Daifuku (大福, 'great luck') is a round mochi rice cake with a soft, pliable exterior encasing a filli…
Japan (Edo period, Kyoto
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Ohagi Botamochi Seasonal Rice Cake
Ohagi and botamochi are the same confection — glutinous rice balls coated in anko (sweet red bean pa…
Japan (Buddhist higan equ
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Sanshoku Dango Three Colour Dumpling
Sanshoku dango (三色団子, 'three-colour dumpling') is a set of three skewered mochi rice cake balls in w…
Japan (widespread spring
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Wagashi Tea Ceremony Confection Design
Wagashi (和菓子) prepared for the tea ceremony (sadō or chadō) represents the highest expression of Jap…
Japan (Kyoto tea ceremony
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Wagashi Yokan Red Bean Jelly Classic
Yokan (羊羹, literally 'sheep soup' from the Chinese name — though the Japanese version has no sheep) …
Japan (Kyoto Toraya as th