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Red bean

Red bean is also known as Azuki bean, which is a kind of vine widely planted in East Asia and Himalayas. Red bean is commonly eaten sweetened in Asian cuisine. It is often boiled with sugar and water into sweet red bean paste, which is an essential ingredients in Asian desserts. In china, people use red bean as the filling of glutinous rice balls, rice dumplings, and moon cakes; in Japan, it is used in anpan, dorayaki, and ice cream.

balls, rice dumplings, and moon cakes; in Japan, it is used in anpan, dorayaki, and ice cream.

Rock candy

Rock candy is a kind of large crystals of sugar. It is originated from Iran, and it was not named rock until it spread to Europe. It is often used in tea; Chinese people use it to flavor meat, fish, chicken, and vegetables; in Netherlands, it is baked in luxury white bread; and it is a common ingredient in Tamil cuisine

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