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Sign in to savethumb|Karukan manju is a Japanese confection from Kyushu. The origin of the name is "light" (軽) yokan (羹). Originally, karukan was “saomono gashi” which is a traditional confection in the form of a long block; but “karukan manjū”, which is filled with red bean paste, has become the norm in recent years.
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- Prepared food.name
- Karukan
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- Karukan 01.jpg
- Prepared food.image_size
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- Prepared food.country
- Japan
- Prepared food.type
- Confectionery
- Prepared food.main_ingredient
- Rice flour, sugar, Japanese yam, water, red bean paste
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- Subclass of
- wagashi
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Material used
- Dioscorea japonica
- Image
- Karukan 01.jpg
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- Kagoshima Prefecture
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thumb|Karukan manju is a Japanese confection from Kyushu. The origin of the name is "light" (軽) yokan (羹). Originally, karukan was “saomono gashi” which is a traditional confection in the form of a long block; but “karukan manjū”, which is filled with red bean paste, has become the norm in recent years.
==Preparation== Karukan is made from karukan rice flour powder, sugar, and grated Japanese yam. Water is added to the blended ingredients and the mixture is then kneaded and steamed. It is like an elastic white sponge.