Daifuku

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Daifuku

Alternative names	Daifukumochi (Kōhaku type)
Place of origin	Japan
Region or state	East Asia
Main ingredients	glutinous rice, sweet filling (usually red bean paste)
Variations	Yomogi daifuku, Ichigo daifuku, Yukimi daifuku
Cookbook: Daifuku   Media: Daifuku

Daifukumochi (大福餅), or daifuku (大福) (literally "great luck"), is a wagashi, a type of Japanese confection, consisting of a small round mochi stuffed with a sweet filling, most commonly anko, a sweetened red bean paste made from azuki beans. Daifuku is often served with green tea.

Daifuku comes in many varieties. The most common are white, pale green, or pale pink-colored mochi filled with anko. Daifuku are approximately 4 cm (1.5 in) in diameter. Nearly all are covered in a fine layer of rice flour (rice starch), corn starch, or potato starch to keep them from sticking to each other or to the fingers. Though mochitsuki is the traditional method of making mochi and daifuku, they can also be cooked in a microwave.^[1]