Japanese Yokan

I. What is Yokan?

Yokan originated in China as a jelly-like food made from beans. Later, with the development of the tea ceremony, yokan became a famous tea ceremony and a traditional local snack. In Japan, yokan has been developed and transformed into the many different flavors of yokan that exist today.

Did yokan originate in China?

Yokan originated in China, and in the early days it was really a thick broth made from stewed mutton, which was then cooled down and frozen to accompany the meal. In the Kamakura and Muromachi eras, it was introduced to Japan with the Zen sect of Buddhism. Since monks were forbidden to eat meat, Japanese monks made jelly food by boiling red beans, kudzu powder and flour, which gradually became unrelated to mutton.

Three, is there sheep in the goat soup?

Sheep soup is not lamb what to do the soup, the Department of bean paste, kudzu powder instead of minced meat, plus maltose steamed into a semi-solid, condensed into a block, cut as a long thing, it should be called bean paste sugar is the right solution. With the development of the tea ceremony, goat jelly gradually became a famous tea.

Four, the literati also love to eat goat soup?

Mr. Lu Xun loves sweets, studying in Japan, especially favored a tea called "yokan". Natsume Soseki on the yokan, described quite wonderful: "blue yokan in a celadon dish, like a square from the celadon dish was born in general smooth and uniform, so that people can not help but want to reach out and touch".

Fifth, the flavor development of yokan

In the early days of yokan, red bean paste was the main material. Red bean paste is the most classic, and it has developed to the present day, and yokan is also made into different flavors and shapes such as tickets, matcha, green beans, sweet potatoes, cinnamon, strawberries, and so on, according to the seasons.