Anmitsu is one of Japan’s favorite desserts. It’s made with agar gelatin, sweet bean paste, and black sugar syrup, or kanten, anko and kuromitsu, to use the star ingredients’ Japanese names, and so ...

Although it bears some similarity to a parfait, Anmitsu uses a popular Japanese ingredient: sweetened red bean paste or Anko. Along with a mix of jelly and fresh fruits and a few ingredient ...

Back in her hometown in Japan, she could go to the ubiquitous wagashi (Japanese dessert) cafes that served not-too-sweet confections, such as the fresh fruit and jelly-based anmitsu or the shaved ...