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, or (literally "great luck"), is a Japanese confection
Wagashi

is a traditional Japanese confectionery which is often served with tea, especially the types made of Mochi , azuki bean paste, and fruits.Wagashi is typically made from natural based ingredients....
 consisting of a small round mochi (glutinous rice
Glutinous rice

Glutinous rice is a type of short-grained Asian rice that is especially sticky when cooked. It is called glutinous in the sense of being glue-like or sticky and not in the sense of containing gluten; on the other hand, it is called sticky but should not be confused with the other varieties of Asian rice that become sticky to one deg...
 cake) stuffed with sweet filling, most commonly anko
Red bean paste

Red bean paste or Azuki bean paste is a sweet, dark red bean paste originating from China. It is used in Chinese cuisine, wagashi, and Korean cuisine....
, sweetened red bean paste made from azuki bean
Azuki bean

The azuki bean is an Annual plant vine widely grown throughout East Asia and the Himalayas for its small bean. The cultivars most familiar in north-east Asia have a uniform red color, but white, black, gray and variously mottled varieties are also known....
s. Daifuku comes in many varieties. The most common is white, pale green or pale pink colored mochi filled with anko.






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Daifuku
, or (literally "great luck"), is a Japanese confection
Wagashi

is a traditional Japanese confectionery which is often served with tea, especially the types made of Mochi , azuki bean paste, and fruits.Wagashi is typically made from natural based ingredients....
 consisting of a small round mochi (glutinous rice
Glutinous rice

Glutinous rice is a type of short-grained Asian rice that is especially sticky when cooked. It is called glutinous in the sense of being glue-like or sticky and not in the sense of containing gluten; on the other hand, it is called sticky but should not be confused with the other varieties of Asian rice that become sticky to one deg...
 cake) stuffed with sweet filling, most commonly anko
Red bean paste

Red bean paste or Azuki bean paste is a sweet, dark red bean paste originating from China. It is used in Chinese cuisine, wagashi, and Korean cuisine....
, sweetened red bean paste made from azuki bean
Azuki bean

The azuki bean is an Annual plant vine widely grown throughout East Asia and the Himalayas for its small bean. The cultivars most familiar in north-east Asia have a uniform red color, but white, black, gray and variously mottled varieties are also known....
s. Daifuku comes in many varieties. The most common is white, pale green or pale pink colored mochi filled with anko. These come in two sizes, one approximately the diameter of a half-dollar coin, the other palm-sized. Some versions contain whole pieces of fruit, mixtures of fruit and anko or crushed melon
Melon

Melon is a name given to various members of the Cucurbitaceae family with fleshy fruit. Melon can refer to either the plant or the fruit, which is a Epigynous berry....
 paste. Nearly all daifuku are covered in a fine layer of corn
Corn

Corn may refer to:...
 or taro
Taro

Taro , more rarely kalo , gabi in The Philippines and dalo in Fiji is a tropical plant grown primarily as a root vegetable for its edible corm, and secondarily as a leaf vegetable....
 starch to keep them from sticking to each other, or to the fingers. Some are covered with confectioner's sugar
Powdered sugar

Powdered sugar, also known as confectioner's sugar or icing sugar, is granulated sucrose that has been ground into a very fine powder....
 or cocoa
Cocoa

Cocoa is the dried and fully fermented fatty seed of the cacao from which chocolate is made. "Cocoa" can often also refer to the drink commonly known as hot chocolate; Cocoa solids, the dry powder made by grinding cocoa seeds and removing the cocoa butter from the dark, bitter cocoa solids; or it may refer to the combination of both cocoa p...
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History

Daifuku were originally called (belly thick rice cake) because of its filling nature. Later the name was changed to (big belly rice cake). Since the pronunciation of (belly) and (luck) is the same in Japanese, the name was further changed to (great luck rice cake), a bringer of good luck. By the end of the 18th century, Daifuku were gaining popularity and people began eating them toasted. They were also used for gifts in ceremonial occasions.

Varieties

A version made with , which is mochi flavored with mugwort
Artemisia princeps

Artemisia princeps or Japanese mugwort is a perennial, very vigorous plant that grows to 1.2 meters. This species spreads rapidly by means of underground stolons and can become invasive....
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A variation containing strawberry
Strawberry

Fragaria is the name of a genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, commonly known as strawberries for their edible fruits....
 and sweet filling, most commonly anko, inside a small round mochi. Creams are sometimes used for sweet filling. Because it contains strawberry, it is usually eaten during the spring time. It was invented in the 1980s. Many patisseries claim to have invented the confection, so its exact origin is vague.


A brand of mochi ice cream
Mochi ice cream

Mochi ice cream is a Japanese confection made from mochi with an ice cream filling.Originally created by Lotte, as Yukimi Daifuku in 1981....
 made by the company Lotte.


See also

  • Nuomizi