Koshi an red bean jam - 300 gr

Japan has a variety of desserts made with sweetened red bean paste called anko (餡子) or an (餡). Anko actually comes in several varieties, but many of them are made from the red bean called azuki (小豆). Anko has different names depending on the shape of the red beans and the typical example includes Koshi An, Tsubu An and Ogura An which are actually the most common types of anko noodles in Japan. The red bean paste and sugar is simmered to make a smooth and flavorful jam. The sugar used is Hokkaido beet sugar. Koshi-an is the smooth red variety of anko, used for the filling of various sweets such as wagashi including manju, daifuku, dorayaki.