Anko (Red Bean Paste)

  1. light broth made of jellied sweet bean paste

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  2. manjuu

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  3. sweet burdock and miso-bean paste covered with a thin layer of mochi

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  4. swallowing a great amount of tea or medicine

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  5. Ohagi/Botamochi

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  6. sweet red-bean soup

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  7. Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)

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  8. kneaded dough

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  9. Why is the oak in “Kashiwa-mochi” said to symbolize the prosperity of descendants?

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  10. midst

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  11. Japanese dessert consisting of two slices of kasutera (sponge cake) with red bean jam in between

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  12. What is the origin of the name “Kintsuba”? How is it written in kanji?

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