Sakura Anpan
In search of everything sakura 27 May, 2010 by Yan
This Sakura Anpan is part of another series of sakura related product that I picked up during my conquest for testing out everything sakura-related. Unsurprisingly, the day when I bought my sakura chocolates I also happened to pass by a Japanese bakery offering sakura related breads. I had to get some myself.
After a simple search, 3 different sakura related products were found at the shop. Sakura Anpan, Sakura Pan and Sakura Daifuku. The former 2 are Japanese buns filled with red/mung bean paste and the daifuku is a glutinous rice cake filled with read bean paste.
Sakura Anpan
Sakura pan on the left, sakura anpan on the right.
Sakura anpan.
Sakura anpan with the whole pickled sakura leaf shown.
The sakura anpan is filled with red bean paste (Anko in Japanese).
A closer inspection.
Sakura Pan
Sakura pan.
Same as the sakura anpan, it comes complete with a piece of picked sakura leaf.
Sakura pan instead is filled with mung bean paste.
A closer inspection.
More than a decoration, the picked sakura leaves could be eaten if you desire.
Sakura Daifuku
Sakura Daifuku.
A closer inspection at the daifuku.
Picked sakura flower. Yes they also can be eaten like the sakura leaves.
The insides is also filled with red bean paste.
Addicted to film, Yan shoots with a black Nikon Fm3a. For special occasions, Yan shoots with a Mamiya Sekor TLR.
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