Wagashi

Wagashi are traditional Japanese confections that are often served with green tea, especially the types made of mochi, anko, and fruit. Wagashi are typically made from plant-based ingredients.

Examples

Akumaki

Japanese-style confection, which is made in South Kyushu

Amanattō

Japanese traditional confectionery

Amezaiku

Japanese candy craft artistry

Anmitsu

mitsumame with red bean paste

Arare

Japanese cracker

Awa manju

Japanese confection made with millet

Bota mochi

Japanese confection

Botan rice candy

Japanese lemon-orange flavored candy with an outer layer of rice paper

Daifuku

Japanese confection of mochi filled with red bean paste

Dango

Japanese rice flour dumpling

Dorayaki

Japanese pancake sandwich with red bean paste

Fios de ovos

Portuguese egg dessert

Foi thong

Portuguese egg dessert

Japanese soft sweet rice confection

Habutae mochi

Japanese confection from Fukui Prefecture, made with very smooth mochi

Hanabiramochi

Japanese confection

Higashi

Traditional Japanese confectionery with very little moisture

Hishi mochi

Japanese mochi confection with three layers

Honeycomb toffee

Light, spongy toffee candy

Hyōroku mochi

Japanese confection from Kyushu, made with bean paste, green tea, maltose

Ichigo daifuku

Japanese confection of mochi, bean paste, and strawberry

Imagawayaki

Japanese dessert

Imoyokan

Japanese confection of firm sweet potato paste

Kagami mochi

Japanese decoration and ceremonial food of mochi, orange, and dried persimmons

Kakigōri

Japanese shaved ice dessert

Kamome no tamago

Karintō

Traditional Japanese snack food

Karukan

Japanese confection from Kyushu

Kashiwa mochi

Mochi wrapped in kashiwa (oak) leaves

Kinako mochi

Japanese mochi confection rolled in roasted soybean powder

Kompeito

Japanese confection

Kuri mochi

Japanese mochi containing chestnut

Kurumi mochi

Japanese mochi confection made with walnut paste

Kusa mochi

Japanese mochi confection with green color from mugwort

Kuzumochi

Japanese dish

Manjū

Japanese steamed bun with sweet filling

Mizu manjū

Japanese confection with translucent, jelly-like exterior

Mizu yokan

Smooth sweet Japanese confection

Mochi

Japanese rice cake made of mochigome

Monaka

Japanese confection of sweet paste or ice cream between two wafers

Soft, colorful Japanese confection made with white bean paste

Japanese mochi confection, made with sakura, cherry blossom leaf

Senbei

japanese rice cracker

Shiroi Koibito

Japanese cookie

Shirokuma

Japanese shaved ice dessert

Shiruko

Japanese sweet soup of red beans and mochi

Taiyaki

Japanese fish-shaped cake

Tsukisamu anpan

Uirō

Japanese steamed rice cake

Ujikintoki

Japanese shaved ice dessert

Warabi mochi

Japanese jelly-like confection

Wasanbon

Yakigori

Japanese shaved ice dessert

Yatsuhashi

Japanese confection from Kyoto

Yōkan

Japanese confection of firm red bean paste

Yomogi daifuku

Japanese mochi confection with mugwort

Yubeshi

Japanese confection of yuzu citrus filled with red bean paste

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Categories: Candy and Confections

Characteristic of: Japanese cuisine

Also known as:

English: Japanese confectionery

Wikidata ID: Q1063096

Wikipedia title: Wagashi

References:

Wikipedia article: Wagashi

Lonely Planet's Ultimate Eats; Lonely Planet Food, 2018

Inbound Links

Akumaki

Amanattō