is a Japanese confection sold mainly as a souvenir snack (''

miyagegashi Miyagegashi, also , refers to a sweet made with the purpose of selling it as a souvenir. As with most other Japanese souvenirs (omiyage), the typical miyagegashi is a regional specialty (meibutsu) and cannot be bought outside its specific geograph ...

''). It is one of the best known '' meibutsu'' (famous regional products) of Kyoto. It is made from glutinous ,

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, and

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. Baked, it is similar to senbei. The shape of the hard crackers resembles a Japanese harp or

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, or a bamboo stalk cut lengthways. Raw, unbaked yatsuhashi (''Nama yatsuhashi'') has a soft, mochi-like texture and is often eaten wrapped around . The unbaked yatsuhashi (''Nama yatsuhashi'') is cut into a square shape after being rolled very thin, and folded in half diagonally to make a triangle shape, with the

red bean paste Red bean paste () or red bean jam, also called adzuki bean paste or ''anko'' (a Japanese word), is a paste made of red beans (also called "adzuki beans"), used in East Asian cuisine. The paste is prepared by boiling the beans, then mashing or g ...

inside. Unbaked yatsuhashi may also come in a variety of different flavours. Popular flavours include

and matcha. Yatsutashi is also rolled into a rectangular shape and steamed.

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