shiruko
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, or with the honorific , is a traditional Japanese dessert. It is a sweet porridge of azuki beans boiled and crushed, served in a bowl with . There are different styles of , such as with candied chestnuts, or with glutinous rice flour dumplings instead of .
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- Food.name
- Shiruko
- Food.image
- Oshiruko with genmai mochi.jpg
- Food.image_size
- 300px
- Food.caption
- Shiruko with genmai mochi
- Food.country
- Japan
- Food.course
- Dessert
- Food.served
- Hot, cold
- Food.main_ingredient
- Azuki beans, mochi, sugar
- Food.similar_dish
- Zenzai, hong dou tang, patjuk
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- Shiruko(Zenzai)6.jpg
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, or with the honorific , is a traditional Japanese dessert. It is a sweet porridge of azuki beans boiled and crushed, served in a bowl with . There are different styles of , such as with candied chestnuts, or with glutinous rice flour dumplings instead of .
The half-melted sticky and the sweet, warm red bean porridge is enjoyed by many Japanese, especially during the winter. is frequently served with a side dish of something sour or salty, such as or , to refresh the palate as is so sweet that the taste may cloy after a while.