Tanabata Hoto ｜ Our Regional Cuisines
RECIPE
Ingredients (5-6 servings)
- Jigona(All purpose Flour) 5 cups
- Salt 1 tsp.
- Warm Water (or regular water) 1.5 cups
- Dusting Flour (Wheat Flour) a little
- [Sweet Red Bean Paste] Azuki Beans(=Red beans) 100g
- [Sweet Red Bean Paste] Sugar 130g
- [Sweet Red Bean Paste] Salt 1 tsp.
- [Sesame] Roasted Sesame Seeds 5 tbsp.
- [Sesame] Sugar 3 tbsp.
- [Sesame] Soy Sauce 1 tsp.
- [Kinako(=Roasted soybean flour)] Kinako(=Roasted soybean flour) 5 tbsp.
- [Kinako(=Roasted soybean flour)] Sugar 5 tbsp.
- [Kinako(=Roasted soybean flour)] Salt a little
How to cook
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1. Add salt to the whole wheat flour, knead well with warm water, cover with a damp cloth, and let it rest for 30 minutes.
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2. Use wheat flour for dusting, roll out the dough from step 1 to a thickness of 2-3 mm, and cut it into 1cm wide strips.
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3. Boil water in a pot, cook the strips from step 2, cool them, and drain them in a colander.
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4. [Sweet Red Bean Paste]
Soak azuki beans in water for a day, boil until soft, add sugar and salt to make sweet red bean paste, and mix it with the boiled houtou. -
5. [Sesame]
Grind sesame seeds, season with sugar and soy sauce, and mix with the houtou. -
6. [Kinako(=Roasted soybean flour)]
Season with sugar and salt, and mix with the houtou.
provider : Oishii Shinshu Food Net (Agricultural Policy Division, Department of Agriculture, Nagano Prefecture)
Recipes vary depending on the region and home.
Contact
Food Cultures Office, Overseas Market Development and Food Cultures Division, Food Industry Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Tel:+81-3-3502-5516
