For that, you can turn to one of Japan's finest ingredients: sweet red bean paste. A 50/50 blend of sugar and red beans, the rich, starchy flavor of the paste is akin to sweet potato or pumpkin, ...

These sweetened beans are also used as a dessert topping and in porridges as well. In Japan, the paste is often used as a filling for mochi desserts. While it's probably not on the shelves of your ...

Copy and paste the code in your html to embed this video, making sure to credit Cineuropa: Sentaro runs a small bakery that serves dorayakis - pastries filled with sweet red bean paste (“an”). When an ...

Hong Kong has an amazing combination of both with the red bean ice drink (紅豆冰) – a tasty, drinkable dessert. Resembling a parfait, this layered drink contains soft, sweetened red beans on ...

This year, the shop collaborated with a local Belgian beer specialty store to introduce a beer-infused “yokan” (sweet jellied red bean paste). “I would like to expand the neo wagashi ...

Red bean shaved ice has sweetened red beans, sugar and mochi. The version with black sesame consists of black sesame paste, black sesame powder and almond flakes. All of them are prepared with ...