{"id":23915,"date":"2017-02-04T12:00:52","date_gmt":"2017-02-04T03:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?p=23915"},"modified":"2020-03-27T10:57:44","modified_gmt":"2020-03-27T01:57:44","slug":"saga-ogi-yokan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/saga-ogi-yokan\/","title":{"rendered":"Ogi Yokan – A unique sweet with a deep history"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When you mention the town of Ogi, many people think of its most famous delicacy \u2013 Ogi Yokan.<\/p>\n

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A sweet delicacy loved for hundreds of years<\/strong><\/h2>\n

This unique kind of sweet has a long history dating back hundreds of years.\u00a0Although yokan can be found around Japan, Saga is the prefecture where it is purchased the most due to this unique kind born in Ogi’.\u00a0Made with sugar, agar and red beans, Ogi Yokan has a thick texture and is shaped into blocks of various sizes.<\/p>\n

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Yokan originally came from China and was at first a kind of delicacy made from sheep gelatin, which is why the first Chinese character in \u201cyokan\u201d is sheep! As it was introduced to Japan, a new kind of sweet paste was created. Since it was made for Buddhist monks, the ingredients were changed and instead of sheep gelatin, the sweet beans were used making it vegetarian for them to eat.<\/p>\n

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How is Ogi Yokan made?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Yokan is made with sugar and agar which is then mixed with red beans. It is boiled to form a thick paste. This paste is then mixed and poured into a flat pan until it becomes hardened. Depending on the type of yokan being made, various kinds of beans and sugar are used. It is then taken out of the pan and cut into blocks, ready to be packaged. Traditionally, each block is first wrapped in bamboo leaves, before being put into packaging.<\/p>\n

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