An-doughnut (
Japanese
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: あんドーナツ,
Romaji: ''an-dōnatsu'') is a Japanese
doughnut filled with
red bean paste. It is a confection created in Japan, along with
anpan
is a Japanese sweet roll most commonly filled with red bean paste. Anpan can also be prepared with other fillings, including white beans (''shiro-an''), green beans (''uguisu-an''), sesame (''goma-an''), and chestnut (''kuri-an'').
History
An ...
, Jam pan, cream pan,
curry bread, and many others. It is unknown when an-doughnut was created in Japan. However,
Mister Donut
Mister Donut is an international chain of doughnut stores. It was founded in the United States in 1956 by Harry Winokur. Primary offerings include doughnuts, coffee, muffins and pastries. After being acquired by Allied Domecq in 1990, most of ...
in Japan added an-doughnuts to its menu in December 1983.
See also
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Chapssal doughnut
Chapssal doughnuts ( ko, 찹쌀도넛) are Korean doughnuts made with glutinous rice flour. The mildly sweet doughnuts are often filled with sweetened red bean paste and coated with the mixture of sugar and cinnamon powder. Glutinous rice flour d ...
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Jelly doughnut
A jelly doughnut, or jam donut, is a doughnut with a Fruit preserve filling.
Varieties include the Polish ''pączki'', the German '' Berliner'', the Israeli ''sufganiyot'', the southern European '' krafne'' and the Italian ''bombolone''.
Histor ...
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List of doughnut varieties
Doughnuts are a type of fried dough food. The following is a list of doughnut varieties.
Variations and specialties by region
The terms below constitute either names for different doughnut types created using local recipes, or for the local la ...
References
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