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monaka; wafer-shell sweet filled with bean paste
A traditional Japanese confection of sweet adzuki-bean paste sandwiched between two thin, crisp wafer shells made from glutinous rice.
最中を食べた。
I ate a monaka.
この店の最中は皮がパリパリでおいしい。
This shop's monaka has a wonderfully crisp shell.
アイスを皮に挟んだアイス最中は夏の定番だ。
Ice-cream monaka, with ice cream packed into the wafer shells, is a summer staple.
A wagashi (Japanese sweet) made of 餡 (bean paste) between two crisp rice-flour wafers. Modern versions may use ice cream or other fillings.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- アイス最中: ice-cream monaka
- 最中の皮: the wafer shell of a monaka
NOTE:
The same characters are also read さいちゅう (最中), meaning "in the middle of (doing something)" — a completely different word. The sweet is always もなか.