餡(あん)

あん
noun
sweet bean paste
1. sweet bean paste, red bean paste, filling (for wagashi)
Most commonly refers to sweet paste made from azuki beans, used in Japanese confections. Can be smooth (koshi-an) or chunky (tsubu-an).
この大福(だいふく)には餡(あん)がたっぷり入(はい)っている。
This daifuku is filled with plenty of sweet bean paste.
餡(あん)は粒餡(つぶあん)と漉(こ)し餡(あん)のどちらが好(す)きですか。
Do you prefer chunky or smooth bean paste?
祖母(そぼ)は小豆(あずき)から餡(あん)を手作(てづく)りした。
My grandmother made sweet bean paste from azuki beans by hand.
2. thick starchy sauce, savory filling
Refers to thickened sauces used in Chinese and Japanese cuisine, often made with starch.
餡(あん)かけ焼(や)きそばを注文(ちゅうもん)した。
I ordered fried noodles with thick sauce.
とろみのある餡(あん)が料理(りょうり)に絡(から)んで美味(おい)しい。
The thick sauce coating the dish is delicious.
片栗粉(かたくりこ)で餡(あん)を作(つく)る。
Make a thick sauce with potato starch.

Also written as あん in hiragana.

TYPES OF BEAN PASTE:

  • 粒餡(つぶあん): chunky bean paste
  • 漉(こ)し餡(あん): smooth bean paste

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 餡(あん)かけ: dish with thick sauce
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