Mitsumame
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azuki beans), fruit | |
| Variations | Anmitsu, mamekan, coffee mitsumame |
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Mitsumame (みつまめ) is a Japanese
cherries
. The mitsumame usually comes with a small pot of sweet black syrup, kuromitsu, which one pours onto the jelly before eating. Mitsumame is usually eaten with a spoon and fork.
Variations
A few variations on this dessert exist.
azuki bean paste or anko. Mamekan is mitsumame without fruits. Cream mitsumame is mitsumame with ice cream on top. Fruits mitsumame is mitsumame with fruits. Coffee mitsumame is mitsumame with coffee jelly
.
History
The prototype of mitsumame is a dessert for children sold to the end of the
Edo era
. The present type originated in 1903. Anmitsu originated in 1930.
References
- ^ muumimamman. "みつ豆". monototabemono (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-02-12.
- ^ "手作り甘さ控えめ白玉入りフルーツみつ豆！ by suzukof". cookpad.com. Retrieved 2020-02-12.
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