azuki beans
Sweet paste source
Azuki beans are small reddish-brown legumes native to East Asia, commonly used in Japanese, Chinese, and Korean cooking.
They have a slightly sweet, nutty flavor and are often made into a sweetened paste for desserts like red bean buns, mochi, and ice cream: The dorayaki was filled with azuki bean paste.
Also spelled adzuki.
Powdered Japanese green tea
- mochiPounded Japanese rice paste
- kaisekiRefined Japanese multi-course cuisine
- senchaSteamed Japanese green tea
- noriDried edible seaweed sheets
rice · bento · tofu · soba · udon · onigiri · tea ceremony · confectionery
Pounded Japanese rice paste
Rhythmic throbs or edible legumes
- proteinFolded amino chain
- soybeansProtein-rich Asian legume
- lentilsSmall edible legume seeds
- chickpeasBeige edible legumes
edamame · haricot · nitrogen fixation · fiber · iron · folate · plant protein · sprouting
Ornate autumn festival pastry
- baoziChinese filled steamed bread
- dim sumChinese small-plate tradition
- bubble teaTea with chewy tapioca
- mid-autumnCenter of fall
matcha
Powdered Japanese green tea
- mochiPounded Japanese rice paste
- kaisekiRefined Japanese multi-course cuisine
- senchaSteamed Japanese green tea
nori · rice · bento · tofu · soba · udon · onigiri · tea ceremony · confectionery
mochi
Pounded Japanese rice paste
pulses
Rhythmic throbs or edible legumes
chickpeas · edamame · haricot · nitrogen fixation · fiber · iron · folate · plant protein · sprouting · harvesting
mooncake
Ornate autumn festival pastry
- baoziChinese filled steamed bread
- dim sumChinese small-plate tradition
- bubble teaTea with chewy tapioca
- Japanese foodsushi, ramen, tempura, sashimi, miso
- plant-based foodstofu, miso, tempeh, seitan, edamame
- Japanese sweetsmochi, sweet rice cake
- Korean cuisinegochujang, soy sauce, sesame oil, fish sauce, red pepper paste
- shave icesyrup, paper cone, rainbow, snow cap, spoon straw
- shaved iceshaved ice, shave ice, snow cone, snow cones, sno-cone
azuki beanssoybeans
Protein-rich Asian legume
kidney beans · black beans · navy beans · pinto beans · refried beans