Anmitsu is a traditional Japanese sweet containing many delicacies served in a cup.
Can you guess what’s inside this pretty colorful bowl?
Let’s see!
Anmitsu is a dessert that can be found everywhere in Japan, from cafe, tea houses as well as convenience shops.
This dessert is a an assortment of various ingredients served in a bowl covered with kuromitsu, brown sugar cane syrup.
You’ll find usually some “and” red bean paste, some fruits like tangerine, peach or cherries, “dango” rice dumpling, and kanten, a jelly made with seaweed.
Since kanten is 100% vegetal, it’s also suitable for muslims.
The bowl of anmitsu can also be topped with kinako, roasted soybean flour, with ice cream or whipped cream.
This one is topped with a generous amount of kinako.
This dessert offers a lot of various flavors and textures, it’s also very pleasant to see all those beautiful colors.
Usually anmitsu is served with some green tea, the bitterness of the tea gives a good balance with the sweetness of the dessert.
Do you want to try anmitsu in Japan? Which topping do you want to taste?
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