Amanattō
Japanese traditional confectionery
title: "Amanattō" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["wagashi", "legume-desserts"] description: "Japanese traditional confectionery" topic_path: "general/wagashi" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanattō" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Japanese traditional confectionery ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox prepared food"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Amanattō |
| image | Peanut Amanatto.jpg |
| caption | Peanut amanattō |
| country | Japan |
| region | East Asia |
| creator | Hosoda Yasubei |
| type | Confectionery |
| main_ingredient | Adzuki or other beans, sugar, sugar syrup |
| :: |
| name = Amanattō | image = Peanut Amanatto.jpg | caption = Peanut amanattō | alternate_name = | country = Japan | region = East Asia | creator = Hosoda Yasubei | type = Confectionery | served = | main_ingredient = Adzuki or other beans, sugar, sugar syrup | variations = | calories = | other =
Amanattō is a Japanese traditional confectionery made of azuki or other beans, covered with refined sugar after simmering with sugar syrup and drying. It was developed by Hosoda Yasubei during the Bunkyū years (1861–1863) in the Edo period. He opened a wagashi store in Tokyo, which he named for his childhood name: Eitaro. This store continues to operate.
Amanattō was originally called amananattō; the name was abbreviated to amanattō after World War II. The resemblance of the name to the fermented bean dish nattō is coincidental.
In Hokkaidō, amanattō is used in cooking sekihan. For this reason, unlike other areas in East Asia, the sekihan of Hokkaidō is a little sweet.
References
References
- Shurtleff, William with Akiko Aoyagi. (2013). "History of Tofu and Tofu Products (965 CE to 2013)". Soyinfo Center.
- (2015-08-03). "Eitaro Confectionery Co.Ltd.(Japanese Style Confectionery)".
::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page. ::