# Red bean paste

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{{Short description|Paste made from adzuki beans}}
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{{for|another type of bean sometimes called a "red bean"|kidney bean}}
{{Infobox prepared food
| name            = Red bean paste
| image           = Red bean paste anko.JPG
| image_size      = 300px
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| alternate_name  = Red bean jam, adzuki bean paste, anko
| country         = 
| region          = [East Asia](/source/East_Asia)
| creator         = 
| course          = 
| type            = Sweet paste
| served          = 
| main_ingredient = [Red beans](/source/Adzuki_bean) and [sugar](/source/sugar) or [honey](/source/honey)
| variations      = 
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'''Red bean paste''' ({{CJKV|t=豆沙/紅豆沙|s=豆沙/红豆沙|j=あんこ or 小豆餡|k=팥소}}) or '''red bean jam''',<ref name="hiso3">{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gGrUNvZt0_YC&pg=PA339 |title=History of Tofu and Tofu Products (965 CE to 2013) |last1=Shurtleff |first1=William |author-link=William Shurtleff |last2=Aoyagi |first2=Akiko |publisher=Soyinfo Center |year=2013 |isbn=978-1928914556 |pages=339}}</ref> also called '''adzuki bean paste''' or '''''anko''''' (a Japanese word),<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/23/dining/reviews/hungry-city-shalom-japan-in-williamsburg-brooklyn.html|title=Hungry City: Shalom Japan in Williamsburg, Brooklyn|last=Mishan|first=Ligaya|date=2013-10-17|work=[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)|access-date=2017-02-27}}</ref> is a paste made of [red beans](/source/adzuki_bean) (also called "adzuki beans"), used in [East Asian cuisine](/source/East_Asian_cuisine). The paste is prepared by boiling the beans, then mashing or grinding them.<ref name="KoSFoST"/><ref name="SKLD"/>

The paste can be [sweetened](/source/sweet_bean_paste) or left as it is. The color is usually dark red, which comes from the husk of the beans. In Korean cuisine, the adzuki beans (often the black variety) can also be husked prior to cooking, resulting in a white paste.<ref name="KoSFoST">{{in lang|ko}} {{Cite book|title=Encyclopedia of food science and technology|last=Korean Society of Food Science and Technology|publisher=Kwangil publishing|year=2008|isbn=9788986752106|location=Seoul|chapter=geopipat|script-chapter=ko:거피팥|trans-chapter=dehulled red bean|access-date=2017-02-25|chapter-url=http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=292035&cid=50346&categoryId=50346|via=[Naver](/source/Naver)}}</ref><ref name="SKLD">{{in lang|ko}} {{Cite web|url=http://stdweb2.korean.go.kr/search/View.jsp?idx=14406|title=거피-팥 (去皮-)|website=[Standard Korean Language Dictionary](/source/Standard_Korean_Language_Dictionary)|publisher=[National Institute of Korean Language](/source/National_Institute_of_Korean_Language)|access-date=2017-02-25|archive-date=2017-02-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225212747/http://stdweb2.korean.go.kr/search/View.jsp?idx=14406|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is also possible to remove the husk by sieving after cooking, but before sweetening, resulting in a red paste that is smoother and more homogeneous.

==Etymology==
{{Infobox Chinese
| title  = Regional names
| t      = {{lang|zh-Hant|豆沙}} / {{lang|zh-Hant|紅豆沙}}
| s      = {{lang|zh-Hans|豆沙}} / {{lang|zh-Hans|红豆沙}}
| l      = "Bean paste" / "red bean paste"
| p      = dòushā / hóngdòushā
| w      = tou4sha1 / hung2tou4sha1
| j      = hung4 dau6 saa1
| y      = huhng dauh sā
| kanji  = {{lang|ja|餡}} / {{lang|ja|小豆餡}}
| kana   = {{lang|ha|あん}} / {{lang|ha|あずきあん}}
| revhep = an / azukian
| hangul = {{lang|ko|팥소}}
| rr     = patso
| mr     = p'atso
| lk     = "Red bean filling"
}}

In Japanese, a number of names are used to refer to red bean paste; these include {{nihongo||{{linktext|餡}}|an}}, {{nihongo4||{{linktext|餡子}}|anko}} and {{nihongo4||小倉|ogura}}. Strictly speaking, the term ''an'' can refer to almost any sweet, edible, mashed paste, although without qualifiers red beans are assumed, while {{nihongo||小豆餡|azukian}} refers specifically to the paste made with red beans.  Other common forms of ''an'' include {{nihongo4||白餡|shiroan|"white bean paste"}}, made from [navy](/source/navy_bean) or other white beans, green beans and {{nihongo4||栗餡|kurian}}, made from [chestnut](/source/chestnut)s.

Similarly, the Chinese term ''dòushā'' ({{zh|labels=no|c=豆沙|l=bean paste}}), applies to red bean paste when used without qualifiers, although ''hóngdòushā'' ({{zh|t=紅豆沙|labels=no}}) explicitly means "red bean paste."

In Korean, ''pat'' ({{lang|ko|팥}}, ''[Vigna angularis](/source/Vigna_angularis)'') contrasts with ''kong'' ({{lang|ko|콩}}, "bean"), rather than being considered a type of it. ''Kong'' ("beans") without qualifiers usually means soybeans. As ''so'' ({{lang|ko|소}}) means "filling", the word ''patso'' ({{lang|ko|팥소}}) means "''pat'' filling", with unsweetened dark-red paste as its prototype. ''Dan'' ({{lang|ko|단}}, "sweet") attached to ''patso'' makes ''danpat-so'' ({{lang|ko|단팥소}}), the sweetened red bean paste, which is often called ''danpat'' ({{lang|ko|단팥}}; "sweet ''pat''"). ''Geopi'' ({{lang|ko|거피}}, "hulled, skinned, peeled, shelled, etc.")<ref>{{in lang|ko}} {{Cite web|url=http://stdweb2.korean.go.kr/search/View.jsp?idx=391325|title=거피01 (去皮)|website=[Standard Korean Language Dictionary](/source/Standard_Korean_Language_Dictionary)|publisher=[National Institute of Korean Language](/source/National_Institute_of_Korean_Language)|access-date=2017-02-25|archive-date=2017-02-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226045459/http://stdweb2.korean.go.kr/search/View.jsp?idx=391325|url-status=dead}}</ref> attached to ''pat'' makes ''[geopipat](/source/geopipat)'' ({{lang|ko|거피팥}}), the dehulled red beans<ref name="KoSFoST" /><ref name="SKLD" /> and the white paste made of ''[geopipat](/source/geopipat)'' is called ''geopipat-so'' ({{lang|ko|거피팥소}}).

==Types==
Red bean paste is graded according to its consistency, sweetness, and color.

Mashed: Adzuki beans are boiled with sugar and mashed. The paste is smooth with bits of broken beans and bean husk. Depending on the intended texture, the beans can be vigorously or lightly mashed. Some unmashed beans can also be added back into the bean paste for additional texture. This is the most common and popular type of red bean paste eaten in Chinese confections. It can also be eaten on its own or in sweet soups.
; Smooth: Adzuki beans are boiled without sugar, mashed, and diluted into a slurry. The slurry is then strained through a sieve to remove the husk, filtered, and squeezed dry using [cheesecloth](/source/cheesecloth). Although the dry paste can be directly sweetened and used, oil, either vegetable oil or [lard](/source/lard), is usually used to cook the dry paste and improve its texture and mouth feel. Smooth bean paste is mainly used as a filling for Chinese pastries.

===Japanese===
In [Japanese cuisine](/source/Japanese_cuisine) and [confectionery](/source/Wagashi), the most common types are:
* ''Tsubuan'' ({{lang|ja|粒餡}}): Whole red beans are boiled with sugar but otherwise untreated.
* ''Tsubushian'' ({{lang|ja|潰し餡}}): The beans are mashed after boiling.
* ''Koshian'' ({{lang|ja|漉し餡}}): The beans are passed through a sieve to remove bean skins. This is the most common type.
* ''Sarashian'' ({{lang|ja|晒し餡}}): The beans are dried and reconstituted with water.
* ''Ogura-an'' ({{lang|ja|小倉餡}}): Named after Mt Ogura in western Kyoto, this is a mix of ''koshian'' and ''tsubuan''.

===Korean===
thumb|''Patso'' (red bean paste)
In [Korean cuisine](/source/Korean_cuisine) and [confectionery](/source/hangwa), the most common types are:
* ''Patso'' ({{lang|ko|팥소}}), dark-red paste made by boiling and then mashing or grinding red beans. The bean skins may or may not be removed by sifting the paste through a sieve to make the paste smoother.
* ''Danpat'' ({{lang|ko|단팥}}) or ''danpat-so'' ({{lang|ko|단팥소}}), sweetened red bean paste, made by adding honey or sugar when making ''patso''. The bean skins are often removed to make the paste smoother.
* ''Geopipat-so'' ({{lang|ko|거피팥소}}), white paste made by boiling dehulled red beans, and then mashing or grinding them.
* ''Tongpat'' ({{lang|ko|통팥}}), whole beans as filling, not mashed.

==Uses==

===Chinese===
Red bean paste is used in many Chinese dishes, such as:
* [Red bean soup](/source/Red_bean_soup) ({{zh|p=hóng dòu tāng / hóng dòu shā|t=紅豆湯/紅豆沙}}): In some recipes,  red bean paste with more water added to form a ''[tong sui](/source/tong_sui)'', or thick, sweet soup. It is often cooked and eaten with ''tangyuan'' and [lotus seed](/source/lotus_seed)s. This is almost always a dessert.
* ''[Tangyuan](/source/Tangyuan)'' ({{zh|p=tāng yúan|t=湯圓|labels=no}}): Glutinous rice balls filled with sweet fillings such as red bean paste and boiled in plain or sweetened water.
* Sweet ''[zongzi](/source/zongzi)'' ({{zh|t=粽子|p=zòng zi|labels=no}}): Glutinous rice and red bean paste wrapped with [bamboo](/source/bamboo) leaves and steamed or boiled. The glutinous rice used to make zongzi is usually specially prepared and appears yellow.
* [Mooncake](/source/Mooncake)s ({{zh|t=月餅|p=yuè bǐng|labels=no}}): A baked pastry consisting of thin dough surrounding a filling. The filling is traditionally made from various ingredients, including mashed [lotus seeds](/source/Lotus_seed_paste), red bean paste, or other fillings. The texture of this filling is quite similar to straight red bean paste. It is most commonly eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival. 
* ''[Bāozi](/source/B%C4%81ozi)'' ({{zh|c=豆沙包|p=dòu shā bāo|labels=no}}): Steamed leavened bread filled with a variety of savoury or sweet fillings.
* ''[Jiān dui](/source/Ji%C4%81n_dui)'' ({{lang|zh|煎堆}}): Fried pastry made from glutinous rice flour, sometimes filled with red bean paste.
* [Red bean cake](/source/Red_bean_cake) ({{zh|s=红豆糕|p=hóng dòu gāo|labels=no}}): It is a type of Asian cake with a sweet red bean paste filling. It is made primarily with [adzuki beans](/source/Adzuki_bean).
* [Red bean pancake](/source/Red_bean_pancake)

<gallery>
File:Mooncake1.jpg|Chinese [mooncake](/source/mooncake)
File:Zongzi.jpg|[Zongzi](/source/Zongzi)
File:Red Bean Plum Blossom Cake (1).jpg|''Dougao'' (bean cake)
File:Food 紅豆核桃兔子包, 叁和院, 參和院, 台灣風格飲食, 台北 (23958501376).jpg|''[Doushabao](/source/Baozi)''
</gallery>

===Japanese===
Red bean paste is used in many Japanese sweets.
* ''[Anmitsu](/source/Anmitsu)'', a dessert consisting of red bean paste, small cubes of [agar](/source/agar) jelly, and pieces of fruit served with syrup.
* ''[Anpan](/source/Anpan)'', a sweet bun filled with red bean paste.
* ''[An-doughnut](/source/An-doughnut)'', a variety of [doughnut](/source/doughnut) that uses red bean paste as its filling.
* ''[Daifuku](/source/Daifuku)'', a confection consisting of a small round rice cake stuffed with red bean paste.
* ''Anko [dango](/source/dango)'', a dumpling made from rice flour that is sometimes topped or filled with red bean paste.
* ''[Dorayaki](/source/Dorayaki)'', a confection consisting of two small pancake-like patties made from [castella](/source/castella) wrapped around a filling of red bean paste.
* ''[Imagawayaki](/source/Imagawayaki)'', a dessert filled with the paste. Also known as ''Ōban-yaki''.
* ''[Manjū](/source/Manj%C5%AB)'', a steamed cake filled with red bean paste.
* ''[Oshiruko](/source/Oshiruko)'' or ''Zenzai'', adzuki bean soup, commonly served with rice cake.
* ''[Sakuramochi](/source/Sakuramochi)'', a Japanese sweet consisting of sweet pink-colored rice cake (mochi) with a red bean paste (anko) center, and wrapped in a pickled [cherry blossom](/source/cherry_blossom) ([sakura](/source/sakura)) leaf.
* ''[Taiyaki](/source/Taiyaki)'', a fish-shaped cake stuffed with red bean paste.
* ''[Yōkan](/source/Y%C5%8Dkan)'', a thick jellied dessert made of red bean paste, agar, and sugar.

<gallery>
File:Daifuku 1.jpg|''[Daifuku](/source/Daifuku)'' filled with red bean paste
File:Anpan 001.jpg|Japanese ''[Anpan](/source/Anpan)''
File:Taiyaki.jpg|Japanese ''[Taiyaki](/source/Taiyaki)''
File:Imagawayaki_001.jpg|''[Imagawayaki](/source/Imagawayaki)''
File:Nagoya "morning set" 小倉トースト.jpg|[Ogura toast](/source/Ogura_toast)
</gallery>

===Korean===
Red bean paste is used in various Korean snack foods and desserts, including:
* ''[Baram-tteok](/source/Baram-tteok)'', a type of ''[tteok](/source/tteok)'' filled with white ''geopipat-so''.
* ''[Bungeo-ppang](/source/Bungeo-ppang)'', a fish-shaped pastry filled with sweet ''danpat-so''.
* ''[Chalbori-ppang](/source/Chalbori-ppang)'', two small and sweet pancakes wrapping around sweet ''danpat-so''.
* [Chapssal doughnut](/source/Chapssal_doughnut), a glutinous rice doughnut filled with sweet ''danpat-so''.
* ''[Gyeongdan](/source/Gyeongdan)'', a rice ball cake filled with sweet ''danpat-so''. 
* ''[Hodu-gwaja](/source/Hodu-gwaja)'', a walnut-shaped cookie filled with sweet ''danpat-so''.
* ''[Hoppang](/source/Hoppang)'', a warm fluffy pastry filled with sweet ''danpat-so'' or sweet ''nokdu-so'' (mung bean paste).
* ''[Hwangnam-ppang](/source/Hwangnam-ppang)'', a pastry with a chrysanthemum imprinted on the top, filled with sweet ''danpat-so''.
* ''[Jjinppang](/source/Jjinppang)'', a warm fluffy pastry filled with unsweetened ''patso'', usually with the skins of the red beans.
* ''[Kkulppang](/source/Kkulppang)'', a sweet pastry covered with sweet ''danpat-so'' and covered with corn syrup.
* ''[Patbingsu](/source/Patbingsu)'', a type of shaved ice.
* ''[Songpyeon](/source/Songpyeon)'', a type of ''tteok'' filled with various fillings including unsweetened ''patso'', sweetened (''danpat-so''), or white (''geopipat-so'').
* ''[Ttongppang](/source/Ttongppang)'', a poo-shaped pastry filled with sweet ''danpat-so''.

<gallery>
File:Danpat-doneot 2.jpg|''Danpat-[doneot](/source/doughnut)'' filled with ''danpat-so''
File:Hodugwaja.jpg|''[Hodu-gwaja](/source/Hodu-gwaja)'' filled with ''danpat-so''
File:바람떡.JPG|''[Baram-tteok](/source/Baram-tteok)'' filled with ''geopipat-so''
File:Korean shaved ice-Patbingsu-10B.jpg|''[Patbingsu](/source/Patbingsu)''
File:통영꿀빵-(2).jpg|''[Kkulppang](/source/Kkulppang)''
File:Hwangnam bread (cropped).JPG|''[Hwangnam-ppang](/source/Hwangnam-ppang)''
</gallery>

==See also==
{{Portal|Food}}
{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
* [Adzuki bean](/source/Adzuki_bean)
* [Black bean paste](/source/Black_bean_paste)
* [List of legume dishes](/source/List_of_legume_dishes)
* [Sweet bean paste](/source/Sweet_bean_paste)
* [Fermented bean paste](/source/Fermented_bean_paste)
{{div col end}}
{{Cookbook|Red Bean Paste}}
{{Cookbook|Anko}}

==References==
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{{Japanese food and drink}}

Category:East Asian condiments
Category:Food paste
Category:Adzuki bean dishes
Category:Wagashi

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