Sakuramochi
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Sakuramochi (Tokyo-style) | |
| Place of origin | Japan |
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| Main ingredients | sweet pink-colored rice cake, red bean paste, pickled cherry blossom leaf |
| Other information | Traditionally consumed on Girl's Day and at Hanami |
 Cookbook: Sakuramochi  Media: Sakuramochi | |
Kansai-style sakuramochi
Sakura mochi (A variation of Kansai style)
Sakuramochi (桜餅) is a Japanese sweet consisting of sweet pink-colored rice cake (mochi) with a red bean paste (anko) center, and wrapped in a pickled cherry blossom (sakura) leaf. Different regions of Japan have different styles of sakuramochi. Kanto-style uses shiratama-ko (白玉粉, rice flour) to make the rice cake, and Kansai-style uses dōmyōji-ko (道明寺粉, glutinous rice flour). The sweet is traditionally eaten during the spring season, and especially on Girl's Day (hinamatsuri) and at flower viewing parties (hanami).
The interior of a sakuramochi, showing the red-bean paste inside.
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