“ Dorayaki “ Bean Jam pancake

This pancake was named after the musical instrument, Dora (Gong in English), which has the rounded shape and just looks ...

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 lang...

Sekihan is a Japanese traditional dish. It is sticky rice( mochi-gome) steamed with red beans. They get mochi-gome perme...

Azuki prefers the warm climate and they are very susceptible. However, as strange as it may sound, the top producers of ...

Suzumeya This wagashi store is located on the tranquil back street in Ikebukuro district. The closest station is Ikebuku...

Azuki is susceptible to humidity and can stand aridity susceptible to the heat and can stand cold susceptible to inse...

The book in Edo period; Honchou-Shokkan says that Azuki has fallowing effects. ・Calms you down ・Increase urination ・Redu...

It is made of small translucent cubes of agar jelly and served in a bowl with sweet azuki(red beans paste), boiled green...

You can start boiling azuki( red beans) immediately after washing them. If you use donabe(pots made of a special ...

Azuki is small bean and therefore it’s easy for the heat to go through it. However, with pressure cooker, which put high...