China and Japan have many similarities in their diets. For example, white rice is the main staple food for dinner, and both also like to eat noodles.

Although there are different applications for bean noodles, they are very similar.

Of course, in addition to rice and noodles, we Chinese also like to eat noodles such as steamed buns and xiaolongbao.

So do the Japanese have steamed buns?

We often hear about Japanese steamed buns, but the Japanese steamed buns are only much different from the Chinese steamed buns.

There is a big difference between Japanese steamed buns and Chinese steamed buns. Japanese steamed buns are more like another special delicacy of my country, which is sesame glutinous rice balls.

This makes it much clearer. Japanese steamed buns are also one of the famous wagashi.

There are several types of steamed buns in Japan, such as dark brown tea steamed buns made from wheat flour; yam steamed buns made from sweet potato flour, drinking yam flour and japonica rice flour; and liquor made from fermented rice flour.

These steamed buns.

The outer layers of these steamed buns are all different, but the insides are all wrapped with red bean filling.

Are Japanese "Momo" still wrapped in skin?

In our country, the wrapper is not called "Momo".

Our own steamed buns do not have fillings, but the ones filled with meat and vegetables are called xiaolongbao, and those filled with red bean paste are sesame dumplings.

In fact, Japanese steamed buns were also introduced from China, but they were simply blended with Japanese characteristics and became a unique snack among wagashi.

But most of our steamed buns are eaten as dinner.

In addition to this, some snacks in Japan are also called "Momo".

The red maple leaf steamed bun, which looks like a red maple leaf, is also called water steamed bun, such as Suixingenmochi. It is a famous specialty product of Hiroshima, Japan, but in the eyes of many people, it looks more like a chicken cake.

As a type of wagashi, Japanese steamed buns look like small pastries, and some are even decorated in unique ways, making it difficult for people to associate them with steamed buns as a dinner.

However, our country’s steamed buns are not inferior either. We have all kinds of exquisite fancy steamed buns.

Although our country's steamed buns include brown brown sugar steamed buns and various flowered steamed buns, they are always made from fermented dough.

Japanese steamed buns are just one type, and the differences between different types of steamed buns are very big.