What is bean paste? (10pts best answer)?!
I'm curious.
Answers:
Red bean paste also called Azuki bean paste is a sweet, dark red bean paste that originally came from China. It is used a lot in Japanese cuisine in sweets and cakes. It is usually prepared by boiling and mashing the beans and adding sugar or honey to sweeten the paste.
In Japan, it is used in
Anpan (sweet bun with red bean paste)
Daifuku (round rice cake with red bean paste)
Dango (rice flour dumpling)
Manju (steamed rice cake with red bean paste)
Yokan (jelly)
Japan Australia Blog
bean paste or Azuki bean paste is a sweet, bean paste originating from China. It is used in Chinese cuisine, Japanese confectionery, and Korean cuisine. It is prepared by boiling and mashing azuki beans and then sweetening the paste with sugar or honey. The husk of the beans may be removed by sieving before sweetening, which leads to a smoother and more homogeneous paste.
hope this helps
special beans mashed up then you add sugar to make it taste better (it doesn't work) :P