https://picsandcakes.com/blog/en/tags/jap%C3%B3n/Recent content in Japón on Pics and Cakeshttps://picsandcakes.com/og-image.pnghttps://picsandcakes.com/og-image.pngHugo -- 0.146.0enMon, 28 Sep 2020 20:26:49 +0000https://picsandcakes.com/blog/en/posts/2020-09-28-dorayaki/Mon, 28 Sep 2020 20:26:49 +0000https://picsandcakes.com/blog/en/posts/2020-09-28-dorayaki/<p><em>Dorayaki</em> are a traditional Japanese sweet that you probably know as the favorite food of the cartoon character Doraemon. They're a type of pancake cooked in a pan and sandwiched together (kind of like a Codan shell, but a bit thicker). The traditional filling is <em>anko</em>, a sweet paste made from <em>azuki</em> beans and sugar. <em>Anko</em> is used in lots of Japanese desserts, so if you've never tried it, I encourage you to give it a chance — even if the words "bean" and "sweet" don't sound too tempting together in the same sentence.</p>