Yatsuhashi

Yatsuhashi

Raw, cinnamon-flavoured yatsuhashi
Type Wagashi (miyagegashi)
Place of origin Japan
Main ingredients Glutinous rice flour, sugar, cinnamon
Cookbook: Yatsuhashi  Media: Yatsuhashi
For the musician, see Yatsuhashi Kengyo.
Assorted yatsuhashi. Flavors, from top to bottom: tofu, cinnamon, sesame.

Yatsuhashi (八ツ橋 or 八橋) is a Japanese confectionery sold mainly as a souvenir sweet (miyagegashi). It is one of the best known meibutsu (famous regional products) of Kyoto. It is made from glutinous rice flour (上新粉 jōshinko), sugar and cinnamon. Baked, it is similar to senbei. Raw, unbaked yatsuhashi (Nama yatsuhashi) has a soft, mochi-like texture and is often eaten wrapped around red bean paste ( an), and may come in a variety of different flavours.

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