What is a great japanese dessert??

Question

I am doing a school project for foods class on japanese food and would appreiciate the input.

Answer 1

I've always liked mochi.  If you want to make some to bring to your class, it's pretty easy to make in the microwave.

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(You can use cornstarch instead of the potato starch if you have trouble finding it, and I've also added cocoa powder to replace some of the rice flour to make chocolate mochi.)

Answer 2

mochi, tempura ice cream, green tea ice cream with plum wine

Answer 3

Japanese Fruit Pie

Ingredients

(6 servings)

1 ea Cube margarine,melted,cooled

2 ea Eggs,beaten

1 ts Vanilla extract

1/2 c Coconut

1 ea Unbaked pie shell

1 c Sugar

1/2 ts Vinegar

1/2 c Chopped dates

1/2 c Chopped nuts

Instructions

Combine margarine,sugar,eggs,vinegar and vanilla in bowl.Mix well. Stir in dates,coconut and nuts.Pour into pie shell.Bake in 300 degree oven for 45 to 50 minutes or until brown.Makes 6 to 8 servings.

Answer 4

sushi!!!!

Answer 5

JAPANESE CHEESECAKE!

Ingredients:

250g cream cheese

50g butter

100ml heavy whipping cream

60g superfine flour

20g cornflour

6 egg yolks

1 tbsp lemon juice

1 tsp of lemon zest

¼ tsp salt

6 egg whites

¼ tsp cream of tartar

140g fine granulated sugar(divide into 2, one half for the egg yolk mixture and the other for the egg whites)

Method:

1. Preheat oven at 300 F and bring a kettle of water to a boil.

2. Lightly grease and line the bottom and sides which should be 1 1/2 " above the rim of a 8" pan with greaseproof paper.

3. Melt cream cheese, butter and heavy whipping cream in a double boiler.

43. Cool the mixture. over iced bath.

5. Fold in the flours, egg yolks, sugar,lemon juice and mix well.

6. Whisk egg white until foamy, then add in cream of tartar and whisk on the highest speed.

7. Add in the sugar gradually and whisk until soft peaks form.(if lifted with the whisk, the white should have a curve tip)

8. Add 1/3 of the whisked egg white into the cream cheese mixture in 4. Mix it really well with the biggest spatula available.

9. Fold in the rest of the egg white and then FOLD in, from the center to the sides and not forgeting the bottom of bowl. Do not overmix.

10. Pour into a 8” round cake pan . Line a roasting pan with a kitchen cloth at the bottom and place cake pan on the cloth. Place roasting pan in the preheated oven and pour boiling water into the roasting pan. Water level should be half way of cake pan.

11 Bake cheese cake for 1 hrs 30 mins or until set or golden brown.

12. Leave in the oven with door ajar for an hour until cake cools.

13. Take it out of oven and turn cake out of cake pan. Wrap with aluminium foil and leave in the fridge.