Anpan (あんパン,
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Type | Sweet roll |
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Course | Dessert |
Place of origin | Japan |
Region or state | Ginza, Tokyo |
Created by | Yasubei Kimura |
Main ingredients | Red bean paste |
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History
editAnpan was first made in 1875, during the Meiji period, by Yasubei Kimura (
One day, while wandering around the area where many employed in new jobs worked, Kimura found a young man making bread, and decided to start his own bakery, named Bun'eidō (
Emperor Meiji and Empress Shōken later acquired a fondness for anpan after Kimura, via chamberlain Yamaoka Tesshū, prepared it for them to eat during hanami. Concerned with their appearance, he decorated them with a salt-pickled sakura in the middle of each bun. These anpan were presented to the emperor and empress on April 4, 1875, after which the emperor requested anpan from Kimura on a regular basis. Because of its newfound association with royalty, the popularity of anpan, and bread as a whole, increased throughout Japan.[citation needed]
In popular culture
edit"Anpan" is often used as slang for recreational inhalation of paint thinner.[2]
The picture book and anime series Anpanman is about a superhero whose head is made of anpan.
References
edit- ^ Nakayama, Keiko (2006). Encyclopedia: World of Wagashi. ISBN 978-4000803076.
- ^ Constantine, Peter (1994-06-15). Japanese Slang: Uncensored. ISBN 9784900737037. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
- Kimuraya Sohonten (in Japanese), retrieved 21 March 2006.
- The Birth of Anpan, She Japan, retrieved 21 March 2006.