Japanese sweet potato/yam (satsuma-imo) • Japanese white rice or short grain white rice (2 Japanese rice cups) • water • sake (optional) • salt • black sesame seeds
Sweet potato (Satsuma type) • ●Margarine • ●Sugar • to 3 tablespoons ●Heavy cream • Almond caramel candies (to use in the centers) • Banana flavored chocolate balls • Strawberry flavored chocolate balls • bit more than 2/5ths Sweet potato (Satsuma type, for the bases)
rice bowl Plain cooked rice • ●Soy sauce, mentsuyu, or similar • Satsuma-age (weiners) • Nori seaweed • Cheese (or kamaboko) • short pieces Pasta (to hold the pieces together)