What is Yaki Manju?
'''Yaki Manju''' (grilled manju) is a crispy dough made from [[miso]] used for baking sweets in [[Japan]]. Yaki-manju is a traditional local food in [[Gunma Prefecture|Gunma]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.visitgunma.jp/en/sightseeing/detail.php?sightseeing_id=66|title=Yakimanju {{!}} Sightseeing|work=Tourist Guide of Gunma Prefecture {{!}}{{!}} Bureau of Tourism, Gunma Prefectural Government|access-date=2018-07-19|language=en|archive-date=2020-08-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805161311/https://www.visitgunma.jp/en/sightseeing/detail.php?sightseeing_id=66|url-status=dead}}</ref> It began in the [[Edo period]] and was first made by a shop called Harashimaya in [[Maebashi, Gunma]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gtia.jp/kokusai/english/traveling/recommendation_windows_201101.php?KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=600&width=626|title=Gunma Association of Tourism, Local Products & International Exchange|website=www.gtia.jp|language=en|access-date=2018-07-19|archive-date=2022-08-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811173930/http://www.gtia.jp/kokusai/english/traveling/recommendation_windows_201101.php?KeepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=600&width=626|url-status=dead}}</ref> Manju usually has [[miso]] paste on the outside and [[Azuki bean]] inside, which gives it a salty and sweet flavor, as well as a crispy texture on the outside and soft texture on the inside. It is sold at shops or [[festival]]<nowiki/>s. It is a cheap, large, and filling snack. Making it requires flour, sugar, yeast, lukewarm water, salad oil and salt in a bowl. The dough is kneaded and steamed. Third, they are shaped round and put on a skewer. Finally, they are baked with miso paste. [[Isesaki, Gunma]] holds a Yakimanju festival in January. This main event is making very big yakimanju. Its size is 20 meters. A lot of people participate in this festival. == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Japanese food]] {{multistub|food|asia}}