Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Monaka

One of my favorite desserts is the Japanese Monaka.
It's a crispy and flaky rice cracker filled with sweet red "azuki" beans.

When you buy the good stuff, they are often separated in the package and you get to scoop how much or how little azuki you want in each burger bun like cracker.

Here are some pics I took while assembling them.
You would ideally want to have these Monakas with a nice "Matcha" Green Tea.
The bitterness from the tea and the sweetness from the Japanese pastries goes hand in hand.












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