List of Japanese desserts and sweets

In Japan, desserts were being made for centuries well before sugar was made widely available. Many desserts commonly available in Japan can be traced back for hundreds of years. In Japanese cuisine, traditional sweets are known as , and are made using ingredients such as red bean paste and mochi. Though many desserts and sweets date back to the Edo period (1603–1867) and Meiji period (1868–1911), many modern-day sweets and desserts originating from Japan also exist.

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* Coffee jelly
* Green tea ice cream
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* Melonpan
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* Purin
* Raindrop cake
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* Tokyo banana

File:Hakuto peach jelly.jpg, Hakuto jelly is a seasonal dessert in Japanese cuisine available in the summer.
File:Mochi Ice Cream.jpg, Mochi ice cream is a Japanese confection made from mochi (pounded sticky rice) with an ice cream filling.
Image:Making sata andagi.jpg, are sweet, deep fried buns of dough similar to doughnuts

is a traditional Japanese confectionery which is often served with tea, especially the types made of

mochi, (azuki bean paste), and fruits. is typically made from plant ingredients. are made in a wide variety of shapes and consistencies and with diverse ingredients and preparation methods. are popular across the country japan but are only available regionally or seasonally.(n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2312.html

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File:Daifuku 1.jpg, is a glutinous rice cake stuffed with sweet filling, most commonly , sweetened red bean paste made from azuki beans.
File:Mitarashi dango by denver935.jpg, is a dumpling and sweet made from (rice flour), related to mochi. It is often served with green tea.
File:Higashi.jpg, is dry and contains very little moisture, and thus keeps relatively longer than other kinds of .
File:Hina arare,katori-city,japan.JPG, is a type of bite-sized Japanese cracker made from glutinous rice and flavored with soy sauce. Sweet and savory varieties are prepared.
File:Hanabiramochi.JPG, is a Japanese sweet usually eaten at the beginning of the year.
File:Kudzu starch cake,katori-city,japan.JPG, are mochi cakes made of
File:Carinto manjyu.JPG, is a popular traditional Japanese confection; most have an outside made from flour, rice powder and buckwheat and a filling of red bean paste, made from boiled azuki beans and sugar.
File:Mizuame 001.jpg, is a sweetener from Japan which is translated literally to "water candy". A clear, thick, sticky liquid, it is made by converting starch to sugars.
File:Kimonaka.jpg, is prepared with azuki bean jam filling sandwiched between two thin crisp wafers made from mochi.
File:Namagashi.jpg, are a type of , which is a general term for snacks used in the Japanese tea ceremony. may contain fruit jellies, other gelatines such as Kanten or sweetened bean paste.
File:Orange gyuhi and suama.jpg, (right) and orange (left)
File:Sakuramochi.jpg, consists of a sweet pink mochi and red bean paste, covered with a cherry blossom leaf.
File:Taiyaki baking by ope in Tokyo.jpg, , literally "baked sea bream," is a Japanese fish-shaped cake.
File:Tokoroten.jpg, is prepared with jelly extracted from seaweeds such as (''Gelidiaceae'') and (''Gracilaria'') by boiling. Pressed against a device, jelly is shaped into noodles.
File:CodazziUiro1.jpg, is a traditional Japanese steamed cake made of rice flour and sugar.
File:Kurumi mochi.jpg, is a jelly-like confection made from bracken starch and covered or dipped in ( sweet toasted soybean flour)
File:Yatsuhashi dish.jpg, Assorted . The flavors, from top to bottom, are tofu, cinnamon, sesame.
File:Youkan mizuyoukan.jpg, is a thick, jellied dessert made of red bean paste, agar, and sugar. It is usually sold in a block form, and eaten in slices.

Brands

* Black Thunder
* Fusen gum
* Hyōroku mochi
* Shiroi Koibito

See also

Japanese sweets and desserts

* Japanese cuisine – Sweets
* List of Japanese dishes – Japanese-style sweets

Related topics

* Cuisine
* List of desserts

References

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