Anpan

Anpan was first made in 1875, during the Meiji period, by a man called Yasubei Kimura, a samurai who lost his job with the rise of the conscript Imperial Army and the dissolution of the samurai as a social class.

Origin

Japan

Type

Sweet bun

Ingredients

  • Flour
  • Salt
  • Yeast
  • Butter
  • Eggs
  • Milk
  • Red Bean Paste
  • Sugar