“-Keep up the good work.
-Aha.
-I’m talking to the beans.”
An by Naomi Kawase
Today’s inspiration comes from Japan – both on the screen as on the plate. More precisely by the traditional Japanese confectionery an – sweet red beans paste. After watching the movie, although in some parts oversweeten, we decided also to try out this new ingredient. It takes some time to prepare it, especially the cooking part, but once you discover them, you can experiment and vary the sweets endlessly. The adzuki beans are pretty mild in taste and texture, so it is better to use some more intense additional flavours. Even if you add only some cocoa and maple syrup, you can be surprised by the results. And the sea buckthorn? Well, as one of our favourite flavours, the orange-red pearls were the first on the list to try out. And together with the rosemary it was a really good shot.
You can try this recipe in two versions: either as a small desert with a lot of date-chocolate and sea buckthorn sauce, or as a healthy snack covered only with ground almonds and rosemary.
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