A Summertime Sweet from Tohoku: Zunda (Edamame) Mochi

Name: A Summertime Sweet from Tohoku: Zunda (Edamame) Mochi
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 bag Edamame; 50 grams Castor sugar; 1/4 tsp plus Salt; 7 to 8 Store-bought sliced mochi cakes (if available)

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In Iwate prefecture, where I'm from, this is a very popular snack. It's made in every household during edamame season, and served with green tea.

Boil the edamame until they're very tender, or you'll have a hard time grinding them until they're smooth.
Sometimes 300 g of edamame in their pods may have stems in it, or a lot of pods with very small beans. For this reason, you should adjust the amount or sugar as you go; add it little by little while blending. Recipe by La Land

In Iwate prefecture, where I'm from, this is a very popular snack. It's made in every household during edamame season, and served with green tea.

cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp

In Iwate prefecture, where I'm from, this is a very popular snack. It's made in every household during edamame season, and served with green tea.

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Ingredients

1 bagEdamame
50 gramsCastor sugar
1/4 tspplus Salt
7to 8 Store-bought sliced mochi cakes (if available)

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Steps

1

Boil the edamame in salted water until tender (just go with the same big pinch of salt that you'd use to boil edamame regularly).
2

Take the edamame out of their pods, and peel the thin skin off the beans. Put the peeled beans in a grinding bowl. (The beans with the pods and skins removed should be about 100 to 130 g.)
3

Grind the edamame into a smooth paste. It's important not to leave any lumps. Carefully grind the beans for a smooth, creamy paste.
4

Once the edamame beans are mashed, keep grinding as you would grind sesame seeds until it's as smooth as possible.
5

Add sugar in several batches, and keep grinding to dissolve.
6

Add the salt and grind it in. The zunda-an (edamame bean paste) is done.
7

Cut the mochi cakes in half and put in a heatproof dish. Add enough water to cover the mochi, and microwave until softened.
8

Drain the mochi well, and serve with the zunda-an.
9

Store-bought zunda-an has water to make it more creamy. To make yours like the kind you'd find at the store, add a little water that's been boiled and cooled.
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The zunda-an is also delicious with shiratama dumplings instead of mochi. You can also use it as a spread on bread, or to fill various sweets. The zunda-an can also be frozen if you want to keep it for longer.

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on October 18, 2013 21:25

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TYNE TRAVEL @tynetravel

April 05, 2025 06:47

Wow, this looks surprisingly easy to make! 美味しそう🤤 I went to japan last november and Zunda Mochi was my favourite food in sendai! thank you for teaching me how to make this at home 🙇‍♀️