Shiruko

Shiruko ( Japanese 汁粉 ) is a Japanese dessert dish in soup form that is served warm . There are two types: soup with whole beans and soup with pureed beans ( koshian ). The latter is also called Zenzai ( 善哉 ) or Koshian no zenzai in western Japan .

Usually the dessert is served as a snack in the evening. This dish, eaten all year round, is particularly popular in the winter months. Shiruko is eaten either at home or in traditional tea houses called kanmi dokoro and at mobile street vendors. Nowadays Shiruko is also available as a ready-made meal.

history

The adzuki beans were imported from China to Japan. Archaeological excavations have shown that these beans were already consumed in Japan 2000 years ago, but not until around 1700 as a dessert. A native of the 1852 book Morisada Mariko According became Shiruko time in Edo , Kyoto and Osaka prepared. This is seen as evidence that Shiruko spread across Japan.

ingredients

The main ingredients of the dish are adzuki beans and grilled sweet mochi . Other ingredients are sugar, water and salt.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Japanese Culture in the Kitchen: Shiruko in Nipponia, No 28, March 15, 2004, pages 26-28.

Web links

[Nipponia-1] Japanese Culture in the Kitchen: Shiruko in Nipponia, No 28, March 15, 2004, pages 26-28.