Eitaro Sohonpo’s establishment at Edo period
Mika Wada Eitaro Sohonpo in Tokyo, Nipponbashi is known for the old Japanese traditional sweet store which started off with Kintusba. Mr, Masaki Hosoda told us abo...
“ Dorayaki “ Bean Jam pancake
Naoko OkadaThis pancake was named after the musical instrument, Dora (Gong in English), which has the rounded shape and just looks like it. The origin of this cake goes ba...
What is NI-O?
NI-O is the way farmers pile up the reaped beans to dry them up. This word. “ NI-O” is named after the old Japanese language, which has the same pronunciation a...
Azuki traditional menu “sekihan”
Sekihan is a Japanese traditional dish. It is sticky rice( mochi-gome) steamed with red beans. They get mochi-gome permeated with the water used to boil red bea...
Why Tokachi is the top producer of Azuki?
Azuki prefers the warm climate and they are very susceptible. However, as strange as it may sound, the top producers of Azuki are Tokachi and Tanba( in Hokkaido...
Wagashi shop “Suzumeya” in Ikebukuro
Suzumeya This wagashi store is located on the tranquil back street in Ikebukuro district. The closest station is Ikebukuro and it takes 7 ~8 min on foot. This s...
How should azuki(red beans) be stored?
Azuki is susceptible to humidity and can stand aridity susceptible to the heat and can stand cold susceptible to insects and mice In this regard, azuki(red ...
Azuki calms you down
The book in Edo period; Honchou-Shokkan says that Azuki has fallowing effects. ・Calms you down ・Increase urination ・Reduce pain and inflammation ・Detox ・Increas...
Anmitsu
It is made of small translucent cubes of agar jelly and served in a bowl with sweet azuki(red beans paste), boiled green peas and mitsu( sweet black syrup). Wit...
Boiled azuki(red beans) recipe with Donabe(Japanese traditional pots)
You can start boiling azuki( red beans) immediately after washing them. If you use donabe(pots made of a special clay), you can turn the heat off and let...
