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steamed confection; steamed sweet
A category of Japanese sweets made by steaming dough or batter, often containing bean paste or other fillings.
蒸し菓子を作る。
To make steamed sweets.
秋は蒸し菓子がおいしい季節だ。
Autumn is the season when steamed sweets are delicious.
和菓子屋で栗蒸し羊羹などの蒸し菓子を買った。
I bought steamed sweets like chestnut steamed yōkan at the Japanese confectionery shop.
Compound of 蒸す (to steam) and 菓子 (confection), where かし becomes がし by rendaku. One of the main categories of 和菓子 (Japanese sweets), alongside 焼き菓子 (baked sweets) and 生菓子 (fresh sweets).
EXAMPLES OF 蒸し菓子:
- 饅頭: steamed bun with sweet filling
- 蒸し羊羹: steamed yōkan (jelly)
- 薯蕷饅頭: steamed bun made with yam dough
- ういろう: uirō (steamed rice-flour cake)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 焼き菓子: baked confection — sweets made by baking rather than steaming
- 干菓子: dry confection — pressed or dried sweets with very low moisture
- 生菓子: fresh confection — moist sweets with high water content, eaten fresh