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Anmaki (あんまき): What It Is, Ingredients & Origin

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Anmaki (あんまき) is a Japanese food classified as food, wagashi. Ingredients listed for it include sweet bean paste.

Name in Japaneseあんまき
Typefood, wagashi
Main ingredientssweet bean paste

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