is a ''
wagashi
are traditional Japanese confections that are often served with green tea, especially the types made of ''mochi'', ''anko'' ( azuki bean paste), and fruit. ''Wagashi'' are typically made from plant-based ingredients.
History
In Japan, the wo ...
'' (Japanese sweet). It resembles a dried
persimmon
The persimmon is the edible fruit of a number of species of trees in the genus '' Diospyros''. The most widely cultivated of these is the Oriental persimmon, ''Diospyros kaki'' ''Diospyros'' is in the family Ebenaceae, and a number of non-per ...
, and is now made by filling
gyūhi
is a form of wagashi (traditional Japanese sweet). Gyūhi is a softer variety of mochi (餅), and both are made from either glutinous rice or from .
Because gyūhi is more delicate, it is usually less frequently made and served than mochi. It i ...
(a soft form of
mochi
is a Japanese rice cake made of , a short-grain japonica glutinous rice, and sometimes other ingredients such as water, sugar, and cornstarch. The rice is pounded into paste and molded into the desired shape. In Japan, it is traditionally ma ...
) with
bean jam, then sprinkling white sugar over it.
In the time when sugar was an expensive rarity, dried persimmon, made by drying astringent persimmons (Japanese: ''shibugaki''), was a precious sweetener, and it was very commonly used in many households. At that time, ''wagashi'' was made to showcase this fine fruit, and since then it has become one of the most familiar ''wagashi'' in Japan.
See also
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Wagashi
are traditional Japanese confections that are often served with green tea, especially the types made of ''mochi'', ''anko'' ( azuki bean paste), and fruit. ''Wagashi'' are typically made from plant-based ingredients.
History
In Japan, the wo ...
* Gionbō-kaki (Gionbō persimmon): a type of astringent seedless
Persimmon
The persimmon is the edible fruit of a number of species of trees in the genus '' Diospyros''. The most widely cultivated of these is the Oriental persimmon, ''Diospyros kaki'' ''Diospyros'' is in the family Ebenaceae, and a number of non-per ...
of a specialty of
Akiōta, Hiroshima
is a town in Yamagata District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 5,643 in 3066 households and a population density of . The total area of the town is .
Geography
Akiōta is in the Chūgoku Mountains of n ...
, Japan. Larger than ''
Saijō'' persimmon (西条柿).
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Ampo kaki
References
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季の和菓子 5.求肥製「祇園坊」 Kyo-gashi Kyoto Confectionery.
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京都の和菓子ドットコム.
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ttps://web.archive.org/web/20120207065630/http://www.pref.hiroshima.lg.jp/www/contents/1174022434361/html/common/45ff66ba020.html ふるさとブランド 祇園坊柿 すこぶる広島 Winter, vol. 57,
Hiroshima Prefecture, 2005-1-31.
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祇園坊柿／ＪＡ広島市 秋の味 真空パックで The Japan Agricultural News, 07-11-19.
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こんなにもある柿のいろいろ 第五十四回 「祇園坊（ぎおんぼう）」 柿にまつわるおもしろ雑学 大かき八年 No. 54, 御菓子本舗「槌谷」, 2006-2-10.
Wagashi
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