Yatsuhashi

Yatsuhashi

Raw, cinnamon-flavoured yatsuhashi
Type	Wagashi (miyagegashi)
Place of origin	Japan
Main ingredients	Glutinous rice flour, sugar, cinnamon

Yatsuhashi (八ツ橋 or 八橋^?) is a Japanese confectionery sold mainly as a souvenir sweet (miyagegashi). It is one of the best known meibutsu (famous regional products) of Kyoto. It is made from glutinous rice flour (上新粉, jōshinko^?), sugar and cinnamon. Baked, it is similar to senbei. Raw, unbaked yatsuhashi (Nama yatsuhashi) has a soft, mochi-like texture and is often eaten wrapped around red bean paste (餡, an^?), and may come in a variety of different flavours.