{"id":158,"date":"2009-12-16T17:02:34","date_gmt":"2009-12-16T21:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/?p=158"},"modified":"2018-07-27T15:17:47","modified_gmt":"2018-07-27T15:17:47","slug":"wagashi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/wagashi\/","title":{"rendered":"Wagashi"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u308f\u304c\u3057<\/strong> is a term used to describe traditional Japanese confectionary. Today’s we’ll look at four different types of \u308f\u304c\u3057<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u3042\u3093\u307f\u3064<\/strong> is a Japanese dessert composed of white translucent jelly made from seaweed. A small pot of sweet black syrup called \u307f\u3064<\/strong> is poured over the jelly. Usually a sweet bean paste called \u3042\u3093\u3053<\/strong> and some fruits like peaches, cherries, grapes and orange slices are mixed together in this dessert. There is also a form of this dessert called \u307f\u3064\u307e\u3081<\/strong>. \u307f\u3064\u307e\u3081 <\/strong>is \u3042\u3093\u307f\u3064<\/strong>, but without the red bean paste.<\/p>\n

\u3042\u307e\u306a\u3063\u3068\u3046<\/strong> is made of \u30a2\u30ba\u30ad<\/strong> beans and covered with sugar.\u00a0\u3042\u307e\u306a\u3063\u3068\u3046<\/strong> is basically a snack of cooked and sweetened beans. In other words, candied beans. The beans are soaked in water beforehand for extra softness. Some people just eat the \u3042\u307e\u306a\u3063\u3068\u3046<\/strong> by itself, or\u00a0on top of\u00a0ice cream and other desserts. There are even recipes online that can show you how to make this at home.<\/p>\n

\u7f8a\u7fb9<\/strong> (\u3088\u3046\u304b\u3093<\/strong>) is a type of jelly made of red bean paste, sugar and agar. Agar is made from seaweed. There are different kinds of \u3088\u3046\u304b\u3093<\/strong>, but the common type of \u3088\u3046\u304b\u3093<\/strong> contains ingredients like sweet potato paste, chestnuts, figs, brown sugar or honey. There are also \u3088\u3046\u304b\u3093<\/strong> made from white kidney beans \u767d\u9921<\/strong> (\u3057\u308d\u3042\u3093<\/strong>) instead of red bean paste. The \u3057\u308d\u3042\u3093<\/strong> is milder in taste (green tea flavored) than the \u3088\u3046\u304b\u3093<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u3084\u3064\u306f\u3057<\/strong> is made from a rice flour called \u3088\u3046\u3057\u3093\u3053<\/strong>. It is cinnamon flavored and coated with sugar. The \u3084\u3064\u306f\u3057<\/strong> is first made from dough that is flattened and cut into long rectangular strips. Then they are baked and cooled. Sometimes people eat \u3084\u3064\u306f\u3057<\/strong> as a snack with some red bean paste. \u3084\u3064\u306f\u3057<\/strong> is a popular\u00a0\u307f\u3084\u3052\u304c\u3057<\/strong> or “souvenir sweet”\u00a0bought by tourists who come to \u304d\u3087\u3046\u3068<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u308f\u304c\u3057 is a term used to describe traditional Japanese confectionary. Today’s we’ll look at four different types of \u308f\u304c\u3057. \u3042\u3093\u307f\u3064 is a Japanese dessert composed of white translucent jelly made from seaweed. A small pot of sweet black syrup called \u307f\u3064 is poured over the jelly. Usually a sweet bean paste called \u3042\u3093\u3053 and some…<\/p>\n

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