おはぎ

おはぎ
noun
ohagi; sweet rice cake coated in red bean paste
food
1. ohagi; rice ball coated in sweetened red bean paste
A traditional confection of lightly pounded glutinous rice formed into a ball and covered with あんこ (sweet red bean paste), sometimes with きなこ or ごま instead. Customarily eaten at the autumn equinox during お彼岸(ひがん).
おはぎを作(つく)った。
I made ohagi.
祖母(そぼ)のおはぎはあんこが甘(あま)すぎない。
My grandmother's ohagi isn't too sweet on the bean paste.
お彼岸(ひがん)になると、店先(みせさき)におはぎが並(なら)び始(はじ)める。
When the equinox season comes, ohagi start appearing at shop fronts.

Made from glutinous rice that is only partly pounded, so grains of rice remain visible inside.

Common collocations

  • おはぎを作(つく)る: to make ohagi
  • あんこのおはぎ: ohagi with red bean paste
  • きなこのおはぎ: ohagi coated in roasted soybean flour

Similar words

  • ぼたもち: botamochi — essentially the same confection eaten at the spring equinox; the autumn version is called おはぎ and the spring version ぼたもち by tradition.

Related Words

Compare: 牡丹餅(ぼたもち) (botamochi)
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