# Hanpen

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Food in Japan

*Hanpen*

*Kuro hanpen* ([黒はんぺん](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%BB%92%E3%81%AF%E3%82%93%E3%81%BA%E3%82%93)), literally "black hanpen"

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***Hanpen*** ([半片](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8D%8A%E7%89%87)) is a white, square, triangle or round [surimi](/source/Surimi) product (fish or meat paste) with a soft, mild taste. It is believed to have been invented during the [Edo period](/source/Edo_period) in Japan by a chef, Hanpei (半平) of [Suruga](/source/Suruga_Province), and the dish is named after him.[1] Another theory suggests that because it is triangle shaped and appears to have been cut in half from a square, it is a half (半, *han*) piece (片, *pen*). It can be eaten as an ingredient in [oden](/source/Oden) or other [Japanese soups and stews](/source/List_of_Japanese_soups_and_stews). It can also be [fried](/source/Frying) or [broiled](/source/Broiled).

In [Shizuoka Prefecture](/source/Shizuoka_Prefecture), [whole sardines](/source/Sardine) are used, and the resulting product has a bluish-gray color. This is called *kuro hanpen* ([黒はんぺん](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%BB%92%E3%81%AF%E3%82%93%E3%81%BA%E3%82%93)), literally "black hanpen".

Hanpen is made from grated [Japanese mountain yam](/source/Japanese_mountain_yam) (*[tororo](/source/Tororo_(food))*), [Alaska pollock](/source/Alaska_pollock), salt, and seaweed stock ([kombu](/source/Kombu)-[dashi](/source/Dashi)).

## See also

- [Food portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Food)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Origin of hanpen](http://www.kibun.co.jp/hanpen/chisiki/rekisi.html) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20081231195349/http://www.kibun.co.jp/hanpen/chisiki/rekisi.html) 2008-12-31 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine): Kibun foods

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