Yōkan
Type | Wagashi |
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Place of origin | Japan |
Main ingredients | Agar, sugar, red bean paste or white kidney bean paste |
Yōkan (
Types
[edit]Although yōkan found in Japan and abroad is typically made with red bean paste, yōkan made from white kidney bean paste (しろあん,
Yōkan may also contain chopped chestnuts,[2] persimmons, whole sweetened azuki beans, figs, and sweet potato (imo yōkan), among other additions. Sugar can also be replaced with honey, dark brown sugar, or molasses to alter the taste of the yōkan produced. There is also shio yōkan, which uses small amounts of salt.
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Azuki bean paste yōkan
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Green tea yōkan
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Chestnut yōkan
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Sweet potato yōkan
History
[edit]During the Kamakura period (1185–1333), Japanese Buddhist monks who studied in the Song dynasty brought the tea culture to Japan, and the custom of eating confections with tea began in Japan.
The monks also introduced tenshin (
Yōkan comes from the Chinese word yang geng (
The invention of kanten (
Yōkan is used as an ingredient in other foods, such as "Siberia", a type of castella cake.
Gallery
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"Siberia", a type of castella cake with yōkan
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Chestnut and sweet potato yōkan
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Sakiko Fujimura. "Yokan—A Sweet that Evolved while Being Nurtured by Japan's Culture and Climate".
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栗子 羊羹 at搜 搜 问问 wenwen.soso.com in Chinese - ^
駆 け足 でたどる和菓子 の歴史 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Archived from the original on 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024. - ^ その1
和菓子 の歴史 (in Japanese). Japan Wagashi Association. Archived from the original on 22 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024. - ^
羊羹 の歴史 について (in Japanese). Kaiundo. 28 January 2019. Archived from the original on 23 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024. - ^
寒天 (in Japanese). Digitalio, Inc. 8 April 2018. Archived from the original on 23 February 2024. Retrieved 22 February 2024.