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is a Japanese confection (''wagashi'') consisting of sweet, pink-colored rice cake (''Sakura Mochi
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The leaf may or may not be eaten depending on individual preference.
is a Japanese confection (''wagashi'') consisting of sweet, pink-colored rice cake (''mochi
is a Japanese rice cake made of , a short-grain japonica glutinous rice, and sometimes other ingredients such as water, sugar, and cornstarch. The rice is pounded into paste and molded into the desired shape. In Japan, it is traditionally ...
'') with a red bean paste
Red bean paste () or red bean jam, also called adzuki bean paste or ''anko'' (a Japanese word), is a paste made of red beans (also called "adzuki beans"), used in East Asian cuisine. The paste is prepared by boiling the beans, then mashing or ...
(''anko'') center and wrapped in a pickled cherry blossom
A cherry blossom, also known as Japanese cherry or sakura, is a flower of many trees of genus ''Prunus'' or ''Prunus'' subg. ''Cerasus''. They are common species in East Asia, including China, Korea and especially in Japan. They generally ...
(''sakura'') leaf. Different regions of Japan have different styles of ''sakuramochi''. Kanto-style uses to make the rice cake, and Kansai
The or the , lies in the southern-central region of Japan's main island Honshū. The region includes the prefectures of Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyōgo and Shiga, often also Mie, sometimes Fukui, Tokushima and Tottori. The metropolitan ...
-style uses . The sweet is traditionally eaten during the spring season, especially on Girl's Day (''hinamatsuri
, also called Doll's Day or Girls' Day, is a religious (Shinto) holiday in Japan, celebrated on 3March of each year. Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric (2005)"Hina Matsuri"in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 313. Platforms covered with a red carpet–mate ...
''; March 3) and at flower viewing parties (''hanami
is the Japanese traditional custom of enjoying the transient beauty of flowers; in this case almost always refer to those of the or, less frequently, trees. From the end of March to early May, cherry trees bloom all over Japan, and around ...
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The leaf may or may not be eaten depending on individual preference.
Types of sakuramochi
Sakuramochi differs by shapes and recipes, depending on areas it was made. ; Kanto-style sakuramochi : Sakuramochi made in Kanto area. Outside of Kanto-area the Kanto-style sakuramochi is also known as , named after a temple near the shop first sold the sweets). : Kanto-style sakuramochi is often sold together with Kansai-style sakuramochi in supermarkets. ; Kansai-style sakuramochi : Sakuramochi made in Kansai area. Also known as or simply . : Kanto-style sakuramochi is available only in the Kanto-area. "Sakuramochi" is a common term to refer to the widely available Kansai-style mochi.See also
*Sakurayu
Sakurayu ( ja, 桜湯), Sakura-cha (桜茶), literally "''cherry blossom tea''", is a Japanese cuisine, Japanese infusion created by steeping pickling, pickled cherry blossoms with boiled water. This combination becomes a type of herbal tea, and ...
* Sakura cheese
* Hwajeon
''Hwajeon'' (), or flower cake is a small Korean pan-fried rice cake. It is made out of glutinous rice flour, honey and edible petals from seasonal flowers, such as rhododendron. It is eaten during the festivals of '' Samjinnal'' and Buddha's B ...
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* Kashiwa mochi
Kashiwa mochi (Japanese: かしわ餅, 柏餅) is a wagashi (Japanese confection) of white mochi surrounding a sweet ''anko'' (red bean paste) filling with a Kashiwa leaf wrapped around it. Unlike the cherry blossom leaf used in sakura mochi, the ...
* Hanabiramochi
* Hishi mochi
* Warabimochi
* Zunda-mochi
* Kuzumochi
is a Japanese term referring either to cakes made of () or cakes made from Lactobacillales-fermented wheat starch (), a speciality dish local to certain wards of Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ...
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* Hyōroku mochi
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References
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