10th April 2018 / Last updated : 11th April 2018 Mog 06 : Sweets & Snacks

Tofu Mitarashi Dango (みたらし団子)

Mitarashi dango is a type of round mochi skewered onto sticks in groups of 3–5 and covered with a sweet soy sauce glaze. This dango is very popular and sold in supermarkets and convenience stores in Japan. Tofu is used in this recipe and makes the texture of dango soft. Ingredients (4 sticks) Shiratamako: 100 g Tofu: 150 g Water: 100 mL Soy sauce: 2 tbsp Sugar: 40 g Starch: 10 g Instructions Put shiratamako and tofu in a bowl and knead. Prepare boiling water in a large pot. Make bite-sized balls with your hands and boil them. When the balls float, keep boiling for another 2 minutes. Scoop and […]
20th March 2018 / Last updated : 14th June 2019 Mog 06 : Sweets & Snacks

Red beans paste bread (Anpan, あんパン)

Anpan was invented in 1874 by Yasubei Kimra, the owner of the  Kimuraya bakery, and his son. This anpan was presented to Emperor Meiji by Tesshu Yamaoka and acquired fame as the royal warrant. Anpan was prevalent nationwide around 1897 and was sold more than 100,00 items a day in Kimuraya. Ingredients (8 pieces) Bread flour: 250 g Dried yeast: 2 g Beaten egg: 1/2 Water: 60 cc Milk: 75 g Sugar: 25 g Salt: 4 g Butter: 25 g Anko: approximately 160 g Instruction In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in water. Add sugar, bread flour, and salt. Turn onto a table; knead until smooth and elastic. Add some […]
17th March 2018 / Last updated : 1st April 2018 Mog 06 : Sweets & Snacks

Tofu Warabi-mochi (豆腐わらび餅)

Do you know that we can make warabimochi easily? Less than 10 minutes to cook! Easy to follow! Tofu makes warabimochi even healthier. I’m sure this recipe will help your relaxing tea time. Ingredients (2 servings) Kinugoshi Tofu: 1/2 tub Potato starch: 4 tablespoons Milk (or Soy milk): 1 tablespoon Kinako (roasted soybean flour): 2 ~ 3 tablespoons Sugar: 2 tablespoons Kuromitsu (Japanese brown sugar syrup, optional): a liberal amount Instructions Put tofu and starch in a bowl and mix them together. Cover with a plastic film and microwave them for about 2 minutes (600 W). Put kinako and sugar in a small bowl and mix them together. Mix them […]
12th March 2018 / Last updated : 27th November 2018 Mog 06 : Sweets & Snacks

Japanese pan cake with anko (Dorayaki, どら焼き)

Dorayaki is Doraemon’s favourite food. I did not expect that we can make Dorayaki on our own. Good oyatsu (snacks in Japanese) with a glass of milk, or a cup of green tea! Ingredients Eggs: 3 Sugar: 150 g Honey: 1 tablespoon Mirin: 1 tablespoon (otherwise 1 tablespoon of cooking sake and 1 teaspoon of sugar) Baking soda: 1 teaspoon Water (A): 50 cc All-purpose flour: 180 g Water (B): 50 cc Anko: Adjust for your taste (to learn how to prepare anko, check this page.) Instructions In a large bowl, beat 3 eggs and add some sugar. Then add mirin and honey. Whisk well until the mixture becomes fluffy. […]
7th March 2018 / Last updated : 27th November 2018 Mog 01 : Basic

Sweet beans paste (Anko, あんこ)

Anko is beans paste. My husband loves to spread it on a toast. Discover your own use. Ingredients Red beans (azuki): 2 cups Left: red beans, right: black pepper Sugar: 1.5 cup Salt: 1/2 teaspoon Water: adjust to suit your needs Instruction Wash red beans. Put them and enough water to cover in a pot. I used a pressure cooker today to save cooking time. Heat the pot until it boils, uncovered. Skim the foam from the surface. Add water up to twice the height of beans. Cover the pot with a lid and heat it until it boils. Cook them for 15 minutes with a pressure. In case you […]
3rd March 2018 / Last updated : 5th December 2018 Mog 06 : Sweets & Snacks

Melonpan (メロンパン)

Melonpan, which many Japanese people (including Dorami-chan, Doraemon’s sister) love, is bread covered with cookie dough. Don’t get confused: melonpan was named after melons, but we cannot find any melons in the recipe. “Melon-looking-bread” ­- that’s the Melonpan! Ingredients [Bread dough] 250 g of bread flour 2 g of dried yeast 1/2 of beaten egg 60 cc of water 75 g of milk 25 g of sugar 4 g of salt 25 g of butter [cookie dough] 200 g of all-purpose flour 60 g of sugar 1/2 of beaten egg 100 g of butter 1 tbsp of grated yuzu peel (otherwise lemon peel) Instruction [Prepation of bread dough] In a […]
10th February 2018 / Last updated : 1st April 2018 Mog 06 : Sweets & Snacks

Daigaku-Imo (大学いも, College Sweet Potatoes)

 Daigaku Imo is one of the most popular Japanese snacks. It was originally sold near Tokyo University. I remember my mom cooked it for me. Ingredients 2 large sweet potatoes (cut into random shapes) 2 tablespoons of soy sauce 60 g of sugar 4 tablespoons of Sake (or white wine) 2 tablespoons of black sesame Instruction Wash sweet potatoes well, and cut into random shapes. Put them in water for 10 minutes. Then drain the water. Put the oil in a large frying pan, then place the potatoes. Then, heat at medium high heat for about 3 minutes. Turn to medium-low heat, and deep fry until golden brown. Put soy […]