Meaning of anmitsu | Babel Free

Definitions

A Japanese dessert made of small cubes of agar jelly and served in a bowl with anko, boiled peas, often gyūhi and a variety of fruits such as peach slices, mikan, pieces of pineapples, and cherries, usually coming with a small pot of sweet black syrup which one pours onto the jelly before eating.

uncountable, usually

Examples

“Dessert might tempt with butterscotch and white miso pudding next to a dollop of green tea ice cream, or an anmitsu of green tea ice cream, strawberry lychee kanten, adzuki beans and matcha yokan sweet bean paste jelly.”

“Serve⟳ the anmitsu with the kuromitsu syrup on the side.”

“Not so close⟳ it felt like⟳ she could pluck a star out and take⟳ a bite⟳. Would it taste⟳ sweet and buttery like⟳ Isao’s freshly baked loaves? Or was it cold and icy, tasty as jellylike blocks of anmitsu?”

“It also comes with dessert — seasonal potato manju and fruits anmitsu.”

CEFR level