Boiled adzuki beans made from Hokkaido adzuki beans with good grains. Less sweet type.

Japanese and Azuki Annual Events
January 11: Kagami-Biraki
People wish a happy new year while eating Kagami-Mochi, which was presented to the gods, cooked in rice cake soup or sweet Azuki porridge. They show gratitude to the gods and wish for good health.

Around March 21: Ohigan (spring)
During spring, Ohigan is considered a day to praise nature and appreciate living things.
To convey their gratitude to their ancestors, people offer Bota-Mochi, a sticky rice ball topped with sweet Azuki bean paste.

Mochi Boot
May 5: Children's Day (Boy's Day)
This day is also known as “Tango no Sekku” (children's festival).
On this day, people celebrate that their children have grown up in good health.
Displaying Samurai helmets and flying Koinobori carp streamers, they also take a hot bath with lily roots and leaves. Traditionally, people also eat Kashiwa-Mochi a mochi (filled with sweetened Azuki bean paste and wrapped in oak leaves).

Kashiwa-Mochi
Around September 23: Ohigan (autumn)
In autumn, Ohigan is a day of respect for ancestors and remembrance of the deceased.
To convey their gratitude to their ancestors, people offer Ohagi, a sticky rice ball topped with sweet Azuki bean paste.

November 15: Shichi-Go-San
On November 15 of the year in which children turn three, five or seven years old, people celebrate the growth of their children.
On this day, people enjoy sweet Chitose-Ame, praying for the growth and longevity of children, and Sekihan rice cooked with Azuki beans to avoid disasters.

Sekihan
Around December 22: Tohji
This day has the shortest day and the longest night.
On this day, people bathe with yuzu lemons and enjoy kabocha squash and azuki to nourish themselves and pray for good health. They also eat rice porridge with Azuki. By doing so, people believe they can avoid catching a cold.

Be healthy with Azuki
Unlike soybeans and peanuts which are made of lipids, Azuki is mainly made up of carbohydrates along with fiber and sugar. Azuki is rich in protein, vitamin B complex and minerals, including iron and potassium. Expected health effects include relief from constipation, anti-aging effects, prevention of anemia, reduction of cholesterol, improvement of blood circulation, prevention of hypertension, and prevention of osteoporosis. Azuki is a healthy food low in fat and high in protein with fiber.

Ingredients: Sugar (made in Thailand), adzuki beans (produced in Hokkaido), salt/sip

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