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(Zunda mochi)

Zunda mochi

(Zunda mochi is a sweet made by putting edamame soybean paste on mochi.)

Zunda mochi is a sweet made by putting edamame soybean paste on mochi.

(Zunda mochi is widely eaten in Tohoku, mainly in Miyagi Prefecture.)

Zunda mochi is widely eaten in Tohoku, mainly in Miyagi Prefecture.

(Especially in Sendai, people now call zunda mochi one of the three major specialties)

Especially in Sendai, people now call zunda mochi one of the three major specialties

(along with beef tongue and sasa-kamaboko.)

along with beef tongue and sasa-kamaboko.

(There are various theories about the origin of the name Zundamochi, but most of the theories agree)

There are various theories about the origin of the name Zundamochi, but most of the theories agree

(that it was named by Date Masamune, the founder of the Sendai domain.)

that it was named by Date Masamune, the founder of the Sendai domain.

(If you come to Sendai, there is also a zunda-making experience tour,)

If you come to Sendai, there is also a zunda-making experience tour,

(so you can enjoy making it casually.)

so you can enjoy making it casually.

(Depending on the location, there are also English-speaking classrooms.)

Depending on the location, there are also English-speaking classrooms.

(In recent years, people are not only putting an bean paste on mochi, but spreading it on toast,)

In recent years, people are not only putting an bean paste on mochi, but spreading it on toast,

(putting it in daifuku mochi, putting it in ice cream and roll cakes, and so on.)

putting it in daifuku mochi, putting it in ice cream and roll cakes, and so on.

(Some foreigners don't like mochi with red bean paste because it's too sweet,)

Some foreigners don't like mochi with red bean paste because it's too sweet,

(but zunda mochi is not too sweet because the ingredients are different.)

but zunda mochi is not too sweet because the ingredients are different.

(So I recommend you to try zunda mochi once.)

So I recommend you to try zunda mochi once.