adzuki

Small Asian bean

Adzuki is a small reddish-brown bean native to East Asia, widely used in Japanese and Chinese cooking.

The beans are often sweetened and made into a paste for desserts like red bean buns and mochi.

Also spelled azuki.

The ice cream was topped with sweetened adzuki beans.

savory

soup

Cooked liquid dish

curry · rice · simmered · boiled · salad · sprouted · vegan · plant-based · gluten-free

color

red

Primary color, warm

scarlet · ruby · reddish-brown

japanese

mochi

Pounded Japanese rice paste

filling · Hokkaido · Japan

sweet

paste

Thick sticky substance

  • fillingMaterial placed within
  • dessertSweet course after dinner
  • sugarCrystalline carbohydrate sweetener

confectionery · sweetened · custard · ice-cream · pancake · bun · bread · pudding · glaze · syrup

bean

legume

Pod-producing plant family

lentil · chickpea · kidney · black-eyed · pinto · navy · lima · fava · cannellini · flageolet

korean

pat

Gentle palm stroke

  • KoreaEast Asian divided peninsula
chinese

mooncake

Ornate autumn festival pastry

filling · Canton

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adzuki bean

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G