The adzuki bean, commonly known as red bean, is a round, dark red bean, common in the cuisines of China and Japan. It is often sweetened and used as a filling for mochi, pastries, and other desserts; when it is ground into a paste, it is known in Japanese as anko, in Chinese as hong dou sha (or just dou sha), and in Korean as patso or danpat-so when sweetened.
Adzuki
Japanese (Romanized)
Red bean used in Asian sweets
Categories:
Beans
Also known as:
English:
red beanadzuki beanazuki beanred bean paste
Japanese (Romanized):
adzukazukiaduki
Latin species name:
Vigna angularis
Wikidata ID:
Q380279
Wikipedia title:
Adzuki bean
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